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    Gender Roles In Persepolis

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    many novels‚ including Persepolis can include the advantages a man can have but not a woman. In the beginning of the graphic novel‚ men and women are shown with an equal comparison such as wearing similar clothing or going to the same school. It is until the Iranian government that creates a new law for women and men that limits their human rights all together. As the story develops‚ the audience can see how a change in the social structure in Iran can affect both genders‚ both male and female.

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    Gender & Occupation Gender roles differed significantly between men and women. Men had the ability to work in an region they liked while women were not allowed to work. In Paronnaud’s “Persepolis”‚ men were at liberty to find work and enroll in different locations where they would earn money for their families. In contrast‚ women were not allowed to work following the coming of stricter laws. When Marjane returns home‚ she was advised that should she be asked what she does all day‚ she was to say

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    not even adults have learned‚ this girl has experienced‚ but has also shared her stories with the world. Marjane Satrapi‚ the main character in the graphic novel Persepolis‚ demonstrates gender roles‚ religion‚ and social classes‚ through drawings and words. Right from the start of the book‚ Marjane Satrapi gives an example of gender roles. She explains her younger self’s view on the veil. “Then came 1980: The year it became obligatory to wear the veil at school. We didn’t really like to wear the

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    Persepolis Film Review – Women’s Rights and Cultural Shifts Iran during the Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq war was shrouded in darkness; it represents a time of major oppression by the Islamic-based government and is marked a huge shift in culture for the Iranian people‚ protests‚ and general resentment of the government. The coming-of-age film‚ Persepolis‚ reveals the plight of a young girl trying to find herself whilst simultaneously living in fear and being prosecuted for her seemingly

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    America that many foreigners are not granted in their homeland‚ usually due to imprisoning boundaries forced upon them by their government. In her autobiographical comic Persepolis‚ Marjane Satrapi describes her experiences of growing up as a young woman in revolutionary Iran and critiques the connotations associated with gender during that period of political upheaval. As a native to this strict Middle-Eastern country‚ Satrapi had much to discuss about the expected public behaviour of women and

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    The text Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi explores many lenses‚ but the most prominent are gender and culture. Marjane reveals how gender affects the daily lives of people in Iran‚ she also shows how her life and many other lives were affected due to the cultural changes in Iran. Marji also explains how difficult it can be growing up in Iran for children and how it affects them. The chapter The veil explores gender inequality caused by the Islamic revolution and how it affected women and children in

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    Role Of War In Persepolis

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    Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel‚ Persepolis (page 142)‚ is an eye-opening story that takes place in Tehran‚ Iran during the 1970’s and 80’s. The protagonist in the story‚ MJ‚ is a young girl who grows in a country where she and the other women have to wear veils on her head and are treated differently than the boys in her country. The story starts and ends with a conflict between the communist and the fundamentalist. These two groups fight for different purposes. One for the religious law (fundamentalist)

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    Role of Women in Persepolis In the book‚ “The Complete Persepolis” written by Marjane Satrapi every woman had a prescribed role. The role of Marji’s maid was to show that social class differences do exist and to show what happens within these social class differences. Marji’s mother’s role was to support Marji and make sure that she was well off‚ while her grandmother’s role was also to support her and give her words of wisdom. Her school teachers’ role was to make sure that the female children

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    Persepolis

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    Dobson English 1301-008 (Gate) 15 September 2014 Persepolis In the novel‚ Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi‚ there are many different themes that you could look at and decide to analyze. I decided to look at four different themes that are brought up throughout the novel. In the novel there is a lot of talk about the contrasting regions of Iran and everywhere else in the world‚ politics and religion‚ and warfare. In Persepolis: the Story of a Childhood‚ the concept of contrasting

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    Persepolis

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    Persepolis Amazing‚ intriguing‚ and unimaginable are just a few words to describe how I felt about Persepolis while I read this true life story of Marjane Satrapi. This book has helped me to see all the life struggles‚ good times‚ and adversities that Marji faced between the ages of nine to thirteen. The Islamic Revolution had such a daunting effect in the Middle East‚ especially in the county of Iran where Marji and her family resided. In the year of 1979 all that Marjane knew what it was like

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