Wednesday‚ April 18‚ 2012 1:04 PM I will also give hardcopies: ENG 10 Professor Julie “the Bolt” Literary Analysis or Short Story for Persepolis Goal of assignment: To explore and demonstrated critical and creative knowledge learned from the text. Length: Aim for this paper to be longer than you last. Strive for 5 pages. Workshop: We will have a workshop next Monday and the paper will be due the following Monday. Remember: To carefully review final the final draft‚ to STAPLE and CREATE AN ORIGINAL
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Persepolis Study Guide Questions Introduction 1. Satrapi is trying to dispel the stereotypical image that all Iranians are fundamentalists‚ extremists‚ or terrorists. 2. The author’s two motives for writing the book are to dispel the stereotype and to honor the memory of those who fought for freedom and died. “The Veil” 1. The novel begins in 1979. 2. The two outcomes of the Islamic Revolutions were the shutting down of bilingual schools‚ and the girls had to wear veils.
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In the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi‚ the author uses words as well as illustrations in order to deliver the story of a young Iranian girl raised by a modern family in a traditionalist country. Satrapi composes her illustrations to reflect the current emotion or state of her character in order to accentuate certain events. She often uses splash frames and incorporates Persian flourishes into her artwork. Some character issues that are expressed through panel composition are Marjane’s
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yet it can also be amplificatory procedure engaged in addition‚ expansion‚ accretion‚ and interpolation.” (Sanders p.18) Persepolis the comic and Persepolis the movie can be considered an adaptation. The movie version of Persepolis stays true to the overall tone and style of the graphic novel‚ however‚ its intention is slightly different. Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel‚ Persepolis‚ uses real events and real personal experiences
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Isabela Giraldo The best kind of people are the ones that use their courage and fearlessness to speak their mind and question what those who choose to conform dare not to. Malala Yousafzai’s actions parallel to those of Marjane Satrapi‚ author of Persepolis‚ as they both stand up for what they believe in during times of oppression and chaos. Although growing up in different areas and being classified under different social classes‚ both Malala and Marjane came from poverty stricken middle eastern
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What if an entire nation revolted against its government‚ only to be faced with a new government that is even worse than the one overthrown? This is exactly what happened in Persepolis: The Story Of A Childhood by Marjane Satrapi. Persepolis: the Story of a Childhood is a story of a young girl’s life in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. After many organized and fatal protests The Shah is finally overthrown and a new Islamic Regime takes control and just like that the peoples’ lives were turned
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Social Class Differences in Persepolis In‚ “The Complete Persepolis‚” by Marjane Satrapi‚ class struggle is a vital issue all throughout the novel. At an early stage in the book‚ we interpret that Marjane comes from a fairly wealthy family as her dad drives a Cadillac‚ as well as that they have a maid. It seems like as though this confuses Marjane as her family advocates freedom and equality. The idea of social class differences is more clearly presented in the chapter “The Letter‚” when her maid
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Satrapi’s early experiences have helped to form the unique perspective acknowledged throughout Persepolis. Throughout the novel‚ Satrapi uses graphic images to allow the readers to visualize the various dramatic events that the young Satrapi (once) witnessed. Satrapi’s informal diction and simple graphics force the readers to perceive Persepolis from the same childlike perspective she had. However‚ special attention is pulled towards Satrapi’s use of black and white graphics as a symbol of internal
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Implausible Humor Implausibility is one of the main components in a tall tale. In Mark Twain’s tall tale‚ The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County‚ he uses many different examples of implausible humor. The unbelievable humor in his story is noticed through the characterization of Jim Smiley and the events that occur while Smiley is attempting to educate his frog. The passage about the frog shows the true dedication that Smiley puts into the bets that he makes. The key to Mark Twains implausible
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Jizelle Torres Per.9 World Cultures Accelerated Persepolis Socratic Seminar Theme 2: Marji‚ the character Question 5: Considering the writer’s voice. Consider the writer’s voice. Was it appealing? Claim she is a kid so she has a different point of view although being a kid she is very educated on this topic Evidence “ I realized then that I don’t understand anything‚ I read all the books I could.” pg.32 “To enlighten me they bought books. I knew everything about the children of Palestine about
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