Religion In Marjane's Persepolis
There are many different themes and topics discussed in the book, Persepolis. Throughout the story, the main character, Marjane, gets older and begins to accept and be aware of the impacts of religion and social classes as she begins to lose her innocence and realize the world isn’t as peaceful as she thought it was.
This image represents Marjane’s religion; she is islamic. Although Marjane’s family is not very religious, Marjane believes she is a prophet. There are times in the story where she feels pressured and loses her strong connection with God. She accepts God as her savior, but she does not accept the veil. She found her way to God but the veil was forced upon her, making her dislike it. Religion does not only impact Marjane; it also impacts the rest of her country. As she gets older, she realizes that there were people who wanted Iran to stay heavily religious, and those who wanted to modernize Iran. Marjane begins to be aware of this and is able to see both sides. …show more content…
She is able to understand the freedom that comes with modernization, but she is still religious and still believes she is a prophet. Marjane’s process of acceptance and awareness is shown throughout the entire book.
Many people talk to Marjane about the social classes in Iran, causing her to learn and be aware of it as she grows up.
For example, on page 23, Marjane’s grandfather says, “It disgusts me that people are condemned to a bleak future by their social class.” Continuing on, Marjane witnesses the unsuccessful relationship between her maid and the neighbor. Marjane’s father had to explain to her that this relationship was not possible because the maid was in the lower class while the neighbor was not. Marjane had struggled to understand this, but her parents and simply growing up had helped. This image connects to the idea in the book because people in the lower class were not treated fairly. The image shows the big house receiving good weather while the small house has bad weather. This represents the upper and lower classes and portrays how they are treated. The government was corrupt in Iran during the time period that Persepolis takes place, allowing this image to exemplify their social
classes.
Lastly, Marjane starts this book when she was a young child, allowing her to narrate her story of growing up. At the beginning of the story, Marjane is a young and has not seen a lot of the world she is living in. She is living in a world where people are separated by class and people are imprisoned for speaking out. She has an unfair government, but as a young child, Marjane does not realize this. For example, when Marjane’s father tells her that her maid and the neighbor cannot date, she asks, “But is it her fault that she was born where she was born?” Marjane does not understand why this relationship is not possible. Later in the story, Marjane’s mother tells her what happens to young girls that get arrested. She even says, “You know that it’s against the law to kill a virgin... So a guardian of the revolution of the revolution marries her... And takes her virginity before executing her.” This was a big influence on Marjane losing her innocence, because she was more aware of what was really going on in the world. This image demonstrates this idea because the young girl has seen the impurity of the world. That was the same issue with Marjane.
In conclusion, Marjane Satrapi became more aware of religion and social classes, while growing up and losing her innocence. Her religion is the root of many problems in the story, while the social classes are in need of a solution. People in different classes are treated unfairly and Marjane sees this as she gets older. By the end of the story, Marjane has accepted and is more aware of these problems in her country,
This image represents Marjane’s religion; she is islamic. Although Marjane’s family is not very religious, Marjane believes she is a prophet. There are times in the story where she feels pressured and loses her strong connection with God. She accepts God as her savior, but she does not accept the veil. She found her way to God but the veil was forced upon her, making her dislike it. Religion does not only impact Marjane; it also impacts the rest of her country. As she gets older, she realizes that there were people who wanted Iran to stay heavily religious, and those who wanted to modernize Iran. Marjane begins to be aware of this and is able to see both sides. …show more content…
She is able to understand the freedom that comes with modernization, but she is still religious and still believes she is a prophet. Marjane’s process of acceptance and awareness is shown throughout the entire book.
Many people talk to Marjane about the social classes in Iran, causing her to learn and be aware of it as she grows up.
For example, on page 23, Marjane’s grandfather says, “It disgusts me that people are condemned to a bleak future by their social class.” Continuing on, Marjane witnesses the unsuccessful relationship between her maid and the neighbor. Marjane’s father had to explain to her that this relationship was not possible because the maid was in the lower class while the neighbor was not. Marjane had struggled to understand this, but her parents and simply growing up had helped. This image connects to the idea in the book because people in the lower class were not treated fairly. The image shows the big house receiving good weather while the small house has bad weather. This represents the upper and lower classes and portrays how they are treated. The government was corrupt in Iran during the time period that Persepolis takes place, allowing this image to exemplify their social
classes.
Lastly, Marjane starts this book when she was a young child, allowing her to narrate her story of growing up. At the beginning of the story, Marjane is a young and has not seen a lot of the world she is living in. She is living in a world where people are separated by class and people are imprisoned for speaking out. She has an unfair government, but as a young child, Marjane does not realize this. For example, when Marjane’s father tells her that her maid and the neighbor cannot date, she asks, “But is it her fault that she was born where she was born?” Marjane does not understand why this relationship is not possible. Later in the story, Marjane’s mother tells her what happens to young girls that get arrested. She even says, “You know that it’s against the law to kill a virgin... So a guardian of the revolution of the revolution marries her... And takes her virginity before executing her.” This was a big influence on Marjane losing her innocence, because she was more aware of what was really going on in the world. This image demonstrates this idea because the young girl has seen the impurity of the world. That was the same issue with Marjane.
In conclusion, Marjane Satrapi became more aware of religion and social classes, while growing up and losing her innocence. Her religion is the root of many problems in the story, while the social classes are in need of a solution. People in different classes are treated unfairly and Marjane sees this as she gets older. By the end of the story, Marjane has accepted and is more aware of these problems in her country,