Persepolis Compare And Contrast Essay
In the two texts, “The Bluest Eye” written by Toni Morrison and “The Complete Persepolis” written by Marjane Satrapi, delve into the developments of the vital characters. Formation of the self is a central concern because in both of the texts the principal characters are both on journeys to discover their true selves. Both Pecola Breedlove (The Bluest Eye) and Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis) experience dissimilar journeys when attempting to find their identity. Both characters are held back by their individual societies in the texts as they feel unable to express themselves openly.
Pecola Breedlove is on a journey of learning to love herself and accepting who she is. Breedlove has multiple insecurities and “each night, without fail, she prayed for blue eyes” (P46). Breedlove’s insecurities mainly revolve around her dark skin colour because it forces her to deal with social exclusion and racism each day. The “suffocating environment” (Salvatore, 159) is dangerous to Breedlove as her classmates constantly tease her and her mother and father are not supportive of her internal issues. The physical and mental abuse in her home put the label on her household of being “relentlessly and aggressively ugly” (Salvatore, 158). This environment …show more content…
In particular, Satrapi’s grandmother was very supportive of Satrapi whilst she was in Iran. Her grandmother was the main family member Satrapi would talk to about her insecurities and issues. The main piece of advice her grandmother gave her was, “Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself” (150) and the main piece of advice her father gave her was “Don’t forget who you are and where you come from” (152). This advice came in handy when Satrapi left Iran to live in France because the war was becoming too intense. Moving countries meant starting over again and this made it difficult for Satrapi to have a close support system when trying to express
Pecola Breedlove is on a journey of learning to love herself and accepting who she is. Breedlove has multiple insecurities and “each night, without fail, she prayed for blue eyes” (P46). Breedlove’s insecurities mainly revolve around her dark skin colour because it forces her to deal with social exclusion and racism each day. The “suffocating environment” (Salvatore, 159) is dangerous to Breedlove as her classmates constantly tease her and her mother and father are not supportive of her internal issues. The physical and mental abuse in her home put the label on her household of being “relentlessly and aggressively ugly” (Salvatore, 158). This environment …show more content…
In particular, Satrapi’s grandmother was very supportive of Satrapi whilst she was in Iran. Her grandmother was the main family member Satrapi would talk to about her insecurities and issues. The main piece of advice her grandmother gave her was, “Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself” (150) and the main piece of advice her father gave her was “Don’t forget who you are and where you come from” (152). This advice came in handy when Satrapi left Iran to live in France because the war was becoming too intense. Moving countries meant starting over again and this made it difficult for Satrapi to have a close support system when trying to express