portrays radical Islamic men oppressing their female counterparts. Many American citizens have narrow opinions on Iranian women‚ most of them dealing with the infamous veil that Islamic girls wear females. Marjane Satrapi in her biographical novel Persepolis examines Iranian women’s roles in the Islamic Revolution‚ breaks the myth of the oppressing veil‚ and demonstrates how Iranian boys and girls are socially constructed. Satrapi does all of this with a nontraditional writing style as she challenges
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people of Iran. First of all‚ Iran throughout history has had issues with intervention from other countries‚ especially in regards to religion. When Arabs took control over Iran‚ they infused the Islamic faith into Iranian society. Zoroastrianism was the primary faith at the time and Iranians found a way assimilate and to merge previously held ideas with Islam‚ creating what is now known as Shiite. Iran with its strong heritage wanted to keep their democratic ideals such as having social justice and
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spring and the beginning of the Iranian year. “Norouz”‚ means new day. Norouz is celebrated by some communities on March 21st and by others on the first day of the start of spring which may occur on March 20th‚ 21st‚ or 22nd. The Persian New Year has been celebrated for at least three thousand years and is deeply rooted in the traditions of the Zoroastrian religion. In Iran‚ preparations for the New Year’s celebration begin in the last month of winter. The Iranians prepare with spring cleaning in
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The book Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi‚ is a graphic novel. This eye-opening book gives insight on the Iranian revolution thought Marjane Satrapi’s perspective. The government’s small group of leaders are trying to recruit more male kids and lower class families to come and fight in the military by portraying it as the gateway to paradise. This illustrates how in the time of need‚ innocent minds have the ability to trust blindly‚ making them susceptible targets for governments and leaders. The
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by the Iranians. During his stay‚ he easily spots out many forms of anti-American propaganda‚ but those contrast greatly with his own findings when communicating with the Iranian locals. Many Iranians are intrigued by Rick‚ asking him about his nationality. When Rick tells the Iranians that he’s American‚ the Iranians take it surprisingly well. Rick recalls that some told him “Welcome!” and some even said “I love America!” This shocked me a little bit when I was reading it‚ since the Iranians have
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of Tehran. In this novel divisiveness directly affects some characters‚ like Doctor. His rebellion gets him into trouble with the secret police force called the SAVAK. In contrast‚ Doctor’s fiancee‚ Zari‚whose parents raised her in a traditional Iranian middle class household‚ remains unchanged by
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The Complete Persepolis‚ is highly important for one to get an awareness of the settings in which the protagonist‚ Marjane ‘Marji’ Satrapi lives during this middle-eastern conflict of the 1979 Iranian revolution. The Complete Persepolis shows the major influences that the Shah’s government had on Iranians from September 16th‚ 1941 until February 11th‚ 1979‚ by way of religious restrictions on women. Marjane’s feminism leads to in-between identities of east/west‚ black/white‚ male/female‚ equality/inequality
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Razmara becomes prime minister‚ who was very sympathetic to the West (9‚1). Less than 9 months later he is assassinated and on April 28‚ 1951 the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) appointed the nationalist‚ Muhammad Mossedeq the prime minister (3‚2). Mossedeq began his reign by enforcing the Oil Nationalization Act which was backed up by the Iranian Parliament (9‚1). The Oil Nationalization Act was to nationalize the oil industry‚ which was then controlled by Britain (3‚2). Britain was against the Mossedeq
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Security who were deemed responsible for the death of thousands within Iran. The Savak monitored any challengers to their regime‚ often times arresting‚ torturing‚ and killing them. The Savak maintained order through fear of death or torture. After the Iranian revolution of 1979‚
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A Contained Country Searching for Freedom “It was too late. Too many of those who had at least tolerated the Shah’s rule had been lost. Demonstrations continued.” (“The Pahlavi Monarchy Falls” 2) In Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi‚ the country of Iran undergoes a series of governmental changes which restricted the citizens. Ironically‚ when the Shah’s regime fell‚ the citizens believed they would gain a limitless freedom with no boundaries; however‚ the citizens were experiencing an unhappy life
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