experience of the Islamic Revolution in Iran‚ Marjane Satrapi introduces us to the effects of cultural change through the eyes of a child. Persepolis‚ is a political‚ historical‚ and extremely personal account of a girl’s growth into maturity. Imperialism is a huge theme in this book as it is the reason why Marjane and the community of Iran suffered. After the Shah essentially sold his country’s resources to the western influences for selfishness and for benefits‚ the Iranians opposed him. The scenes
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regulations. They became very strict and ‘to point’ as to which accessories you were allowed to wear.”In 1979‚ a revolution took place.It was later called the Islamic revolution.Then came 1980:the year it became obligatory to wear the veil at school.” It helps me understand the reason they demanded every woman to wear the veil. Social Organizations‚ such as the Guardians of the Revolution‚ the
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Persepolis is a postmodern work because of the style in which Marjane Satrapi presents her memoir‚ in the form of a graphic novel. Rather that retell factual stories with certainty‚ she is able to convey her childhood by giving her own experiences that encapture what her emotions and recollection of what the events meant‚ through images and dialogue. Satrapi makes a cohesive and moving memoir through her alternate style of the novel. The style of it makes the retelling of the story much more abstract
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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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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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describes little Marji’s everyday life in 1970s Iran. The nature of the revolution during that time created a huge divide between the different social groups. This was dominated by different opinions that were expressed using violence‚ intimidation and other mental and physical threatening methods. Satrapi uses visual representation and plot devices in her graphic novel Persepolis to expose the hypocrisy of the Islamic revolution. First of all‚ the author displays all members of the army and Islamic
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the validity of material world. Often with her friends Marjane plays the role of famous revolutionary figures such Fidel Castro‚ Che Guevara‚ Trotsky and various other famous revolutionaries. Marjane’s parents were actively present in the Islamic revolution. Marjane grew up in a world she did not quite well understand as a child yet she was ready to make strong political statements. Her father was a photographer‚ photographing the political unrest in Iran‚ which is very risky job. He was against the
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In the book Persepolis‚ the pictures represent a devastating time in Iranian history. The fourth panel on page twenty nine is a picture that gives a good representation of Iran’s history. The bottom left corner presents Marjane’s father taking pictures of demonstrations and fighting between the people and the government. To the right of Marjane’s father are nine pictures unaligned‚ all of whom are taken during the demonstration. The pictures were mainly of the military controlling the demonstrators
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film began‚ Siassi specifically urged the audience to pay attention to the themes of patriarchy and imperialism. “The fate of the women and the fate of the Motherland [Iran] are intertwined‚” she said. “Women Without Men” tells the story of four Iranian women‚ set against the backdrop of the Mosaddegh protests and Britain’s denouncement of the Prime Minister’s (Mohammad Mosaddegh) government. Mosaddegh‚ despite being politically progressive and appointed in a legitimate fashion as the first democratically
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Prompt: War/Conflict brings out the best as well as the worst in humanity Conflict‚ the struggle between opponents over values and claims‚ to scarce status‚ power and resources. Conflict brings out the best as well as the worst in humanity. Wars such as the Combodian-Vietnamise war and the Iran-Iraq war showed us that throughout conflict people suffer horrible and disturbing events which include starvation‚ rape‚ torture‚ death and mortality. Thankfully‚ throughout all these hardships and diabolic
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