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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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    Throughout the novel there is a lot of captivity and freedom explored in the novel of Persepolis in which it has an effect on us readers enhancing our understanding of the culture as well as the theme of Persepolis . Persepolis displays the freedom that is in the novel then it shows captivity and it is brought right back to Freedom. As the audience continues to read more about the captivity and freedom that is demonstrated in Persepolis the audience would comprehend better about the theme and culture

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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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    Has Many Meanings Persepolis is a story that is illustrated in black and white. The author‚ Marjane Satrapi‚ uses many visual techniques throughout the story to draw in the reader and develop the storyline. One of these visual techniques is that she chooses to use the color of the characters’ clothing as a representation of how they feel towards the revolution. The characters are shown wearing black‚ white‚ or a mixed black and white pattern. The characters in Persepolis are drawn with white

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    the world. The largest section of the arts that women can be seen is in literature. Many of the bestselling books are currently written by woman who are taking it by storm. An excellent example that represents conventional arts and literature is “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi. Her graphic novel tells the turbulent story of her childhood through the Islamic revolution. Satrapi depicts the world as she sees it growing up in Iran and Europe and as she becomes a young woman. As a young girl she sees

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    usually thinking about Islamic fundamentalism‚ disastrous war between Iran and Iraq‚ nuclear weapons tests… However‚ they don’t know what it is like to grow up and live in Iran. Graphic novelist‚ Marjane Satrapi‚ in her autobiographical comic book Persepolis that was published in French‚ recounts her childhood life in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. Satrapi’s purpose is to show French people what it is like to live in Iran at that particular time in a comic form. She described her experience

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    changed. After national referendum to become an Islamic Republic‚ Ruhollah Khomeini become leader of Iran and started to get rid of opposition; additionally‚ he started his dictatorship over Iran. This paper will focus on the analysis of the movie Persepolis with the use of some concepts such as rights of women in Iran society after revolution and change of life with revolution. The rights of woman after Iranian Revolution in society can be easily seen in the movie. Firstly‚ woman does not have

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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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    Perseoplis‚ by just looking at the images‚ the book could be put off as something that was intended for the children’s comic book section. However‚ this books power of simplification and literary content shows a much more compelling learning experience. Persepolis is a autobiographical narrative about a young girl experiencing the Islamic revolution. Coming of age‚ government empowerment‚ and feminism are some of the many challenges Marji managed to overcome‚ creating interpretations of these challenges conveyed

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    Persepolis: The Story of How Marjane Satrapi Remains an Individual In the early 1950s when Britain discovered Iran’s amazing oil‚ the shah‚ a western controlled puppet was put into power to control and nationalize this resource. During the late 1970s the citizens of Iran started to revolt. Marjane Satrapi‚ a young girl growing up in the daunting oppression of the Shah’s rule and then the perilious danger of the Iranian revolution remains an individual by learning from her parents‚ keeping a very

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