Persepolis is a graphic novel, written by Marjane Satrapi, giving sneak peeks into the lives of a young girl in the middle of the Islamic Revolution. Situated during the overthrown of the Shah’s regime, and the war with Iraq, Marjane lets the reader experience how the people of Iran, the nationalists, the secularists and even the Muslims, depreciate, excluded and silenced the modernists in Iran during the great Revolution. Written through the eyes of a young ten year old girl, Satrapi helped the
In Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, Marji’s perception of self transitions from a holy ‘celestial light’ to a lone star, floating around in the bleak emptiness of space as her shattered worldview marks the beginning of a new era for her mental development. On page 6, Marji is depicted wearing the clothes of a traditional prophet with a radiating sun replacing her head. Her holy book is clasped underneath one arm while the other is pointing upward unto the cosmos. Though the sky behind her is dark
harsh punishments, a life in which fear was your closest companion. This is the basic concept explored by Marjane Satrapi in her autobiographical graphic fiction “Persepolis”. Satrapi focuses on her own struggles growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and Iran’s war with Iraq. Both of these events help establish the setting and create an intensely high cultural climate. “Persepolis” is centered on Iran’s cultural distinctions and offers a symbolic glimpse into American freedom. When compared
Would you like it if your dignity was taken away from you and you could not stand up for yourself? Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis considers the many different ways women are disrespected after the revolution in Iran. Women in higher class are different from women in lower class. For example, women in high class can pay off for the wrongdoings they have done; whereas women in low class have no debt to pay for her mistakes.Marjane is a young girl who will fight for her rights and the rights of those
the non-fiction book Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, the author talks about the captivity and freedom that happened in her life. The author also talks about the laws that prevented people from being free. These people would defy these laws to try and live ordinary lives despite living during the revolution and war. During Marjane’s life in Iran there were a lot of examples of captivity made by the shah. One example is when the women were forced to start wearing veils. Marjane said “then came 1980:
In the past seven months of school, we, as a class, read three different novels that focused on the many aspects of culture around the world. My novel, Persepolis, written by Marjane Satrapi, may seem like, at first glance, a revolutionary narrative about Iran and how similar it is from everywhere else. Satrapi’s goal in her novel was to defend Iran and try to make readers understand that Iran really, is not too different. It is important to note that it is extremely debatable to say that most people
in the narrative novel, The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, Marjane is a realist who puts her heart and soul into being a social activist. She respects that she is an Iranian, but she doesn’t agree with the policies that the country must uphold in order to be successful. The cultural aspects of her country drive her insane. Marjane loves her family, but she’s afraid that they won’t accept her for who she really is. It’s a big world out there, and Marjane knew that Iran was the not the place
In The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, many slides show how the regime had changed people. Satrapi wanted to show that even though people may seem modern, the regime had ultimately changed their perspective on almost anything. She shows this on pages 75 when her mother pointed out how some neighbors had changed. She also shows this on page 270 when her friends thought she had had sex with one man, not many. Satrapi shows that the regime had reprogrammed people to be against modern thinking
Persepolis, an autobiographical graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi follows her life from a childhood of witnessing the Islamic Revolution and the Iraqi invasion; to the strong adult she is today. As a child she witnessed the government drastically shift ideologies, and in turn experienced suffering and loss. After successfully taking over Iran in 1980, the Islamic Regime had to make sure the new regulations were followed. This was done by eliminating those with opposed beliefs, often in severe ways
In the book ,Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, it is about a child growing up during the Iranian Revolution and also shows how ineffective and destructive the Revolution actually was. During this time the Shah was in control of Iran, using a monarchy to make all the decisions for the country instead of the people having an opinion. The people were not happy with the Shah, so they revolted, but that backfired causing death,incarceration, and torture. The Revolution was unsuccessful because no matter