Loss of Innocence in 'The Cigarette' Chapter of Persepolis

Respond to the following in short paragraph. Begin with a claim that addresses the prompt and use specific details from the novel to support your ideas.

At the end of the chapter titled "The Cigarette," in the novel Persepolis, Marjane declares that with her first cigarette, her childhood is gone, that she is an adult. But it is not defying her mother nor smoking a cigarette that strips her of her innocence. Describe the events and realizations that cause Marjane to lose her childish innocence and force her to see the world through the eyes of someone older.