Coco Chanel once said‚ “The most courageous act is to think for yourself‚ out loud!”. In the autobiographical graphic novel‚ Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi‚ Marji does exactly that. Persepolis depicts Marji’s life in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and how she finds herself and becomes more independent and rebellious by thinking for herself. Over several years‚ this novel follows Marji and the changes that she makes to gain her independence and how becoming independent means that she also becomes
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antiquated‚ as nearly 250 years old‚ its concise speech opposed to the verbose nomenclature that was familiar to those times keeps many from having drool get on their book with boredom. Another turn-on of lucycat’s was that the book had a sense of humor. During some instances by-passers would stare in curiosity at the bookworm cackling crazily at the classic Candide. The satire of Voltaire’s brilliance was also welcomed by many readers. "The pace is incredibly fast (almost too fast‚ at times)‚
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Persepolis was a very insightful movie about the lives of Iranian people at a very important time in the country’s history. Two topics that stuck out to me the most were the effects of the war on the everyday lives of the citizens of Iran and secondly the not-so-patriarchal lifestyle of people at the household level. Once the revolution to bring down the Shah began‚ which was followed by the Iran-Iraq war‚ the lives of Iranians were never the same again. Before these events‚ Iran appeared to be
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Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a memoir in graphic narrative form‚ and its organization‚ portrayal of different things such as narrative voice‚ and drawings all come together to form the narrative structure. These different areas give the reader the ability to perceive the memoir in a variety of different ways‚ through the use of the passage of time‚ and style in which different areas such as historical context are emphasized. In addition‚ the manner in which the memoir is structured into panels
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The memoir Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is about Marjane’s childhood in Iran written from her younger self’s perspective. It is taken place during the 1980’s during the time the Islamic Revolution is unfolding. Due to this‚ her childhood is intertwined with the collateral damage of war. Through the comic strip images‚ Satrapi reveals the ongoing oppression the country faces and the challenges she faces. Not only is her home place being invaded but her childhood is too. Satrapi is forced to grow
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Nils Tangemann Josh Holland English A SL C-Code Section: Part 3 Works read: Satrapi‚ Marjane. Persepolis. Pantheon. New York. 2003 Question: How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? The Display of Revolutionists in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis In Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis there are several important social groups that all play a role towards creating the whole picture that describes little Marji’s everyday life in 1970s Iran. The nature of the revolution during that
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other people interpreted the book as well as how each one of us understood and thought of it. In fact‚ before having had the interactive oral with all my class‚ I thought of Persepolis as a Bildungsroman‚ however‚ as each student said their different opinions‚ mine changed as well. For example now I believe that Persepolis is not only a Bildungsroman but also a graphical memoire that gives an inside look on Iran‚ it is a mixture of both. Also‚ throughout this interactive oral‚ I learnt that the
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The memoir Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is written from a child’s point of view. The author relives the moments she lived in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. She does this by not only telling us but by also showing us through comic strip images. This allows the reader to get a better sense of what she lived through and what she witnessed throughout her childhood. Satrapi’s purpose for writing this book was to depict the truth and to honor those who lost their lives during the war. To do this
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Wiesehofer states that archaeological evidence such as Fortification Tablets provide a comprehensive view of the wages and rights of common workers as well as the equity of man and woman. Discovered in the ancient cities of Pasargadae and Persepolis‚ the tablets were written in the form of brief administrative notes‚ which concerned the payments to workers or the supply‚ transfer‚ and distribution of the natural produce in
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