Satrapi's relationship to her family is much different than Moraga. Moraga is once loved by her family but then looked down upon after coming out, saying she's a lesbian. Satrapi is also loved by her family, but she was raised in the upper-middle class, leaving her more opportunities. This differernce between the way the family looked at them had a profound affect on their writing. Because of this treatment, Moraga becomes hardened, and writes about the mistreatment of her and her people. Satrapi on the other hand, does not write in such a manner. She writes in a much lighter tone and uses comics to express how she feels.

Their relationship to their nation is very similar, but for much different reasons. They both have a strong sense of pride for their countries, but in a different sense than each other. Moraga wants to be accepted by her country, but has a little trouble because of the fact that she has white skin. On top of everything else, she is a lesbian. Many Chicano families follow the church doctrine very seriously and in the chapter Leviticus there is a passage that says, "No man shall lay with another man like he lays with a woman." Because they take this so serious, this just makes Moraga's time trying to find a way to be accepted by her own people that much more difficult. Satrapi on the other hand, also tries to find ways to be accpeted, but also finds it difficult. Satrapi mhas a hard time because she was of the wealthier percentile of Iran at the time, which doesn not make her the "norm" of the Irani population. On top of that, she was not converted or tortured for her beliefs. Rather, she was shipped to another country so she would not be hearmed.