a. As portrayed in Persepolis‚ Marjane’s life in many ways is very different from yours‚ but there may be more connections than are at first apparent. Explore this possibility by comparing and/or contrasting one of your own experiences with one or two of hers as you know them through the book. Make sure your comparison and/or contrast adds up to more than just an observation of similarity or difference. What is the significance of these connections and why should it matter that your experiences
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Reflective Statement On December 5th‚ we had an oral discussion of the book Persepolis. We discussed what the book was about‚ some of our personal questions we had about the book‚ etc. This is basically how our discussion went: We had 5 members in our group that talked about Persepolis. The first and general question that was asked was who was everyone’s favorite character in the story. Everyone said that Marjane was their favorite‚ but Tyler stated that Marjane’s mother was her favorite character
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“To become self-aware‚ people must be allowed to hear a plurality of opinions and then make up their own minds. They must be allowed to say‚ write and publish whatever they want. Freedom of expression is the most basic‚ but fundamental‚ right. Without it‚ human beings are reduced to automatons” (Ma Jian). The Islamic Revolution in Iran has affected the country for decades making it a completely different place to live. Before western items and style were encouraged‚ now they are forbidden. The stark
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Persepolis Analysis The graphic novel Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi‚ is a autobiography describing her childhood in Iran and her early life and studies in Europe. As a graphic novel‚ the book uses text and drawings to tell the story. The autobiography is effectively transmitted because‚ even though the images do not tell the story by themselves‚ they help the reader visualize it‚ and help set the tone and mood. The images help the reader understand the story better‚ and visualize what the author
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captured and taken captive. On the other hand‚ for Maria Villalpando it started in the summer of 1760 when the Comanche group invaded her home and killed most of the men she was captured along with fifty seven women and children. Throughout their captivities they encounter different and similar experiences along with the treatment from their captors even though it took place in distinct territories. The life before Rowlandson and Villalpando were taken captive‚ they each were married and had children
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as deep as thirty feet. So why in captivity‚ are Orcas being kept in pools that range from eighteen to twenty-eight feet deep? The average lifespan of a killer whale ranges from thirty to fifty years in the wild‚ but at most
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leads me to this. Persepolis provided a different view on Iran. I think that Marjane Satrapi showed that Iran was not just about war and terrorism. She gave a look inside the country‚ a look at its people. In my opinion her family did not seem so much different than an American family. They were real people struggling with the government and violence around them. It is amazing that in the midst of all of turmoil she still had the same life lessons as any other child might. Persepolis provided a better
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Throughout the story Persepolis‚ there are many incidences where Marjane Satrapi’s accuracy of how the historical events unfolded are questioned‚ and when you think about it‚ her influences may have distorted her interpretation of fact. How she regarded the topics of social classes‚ religion‚ and the revolution would have been affected by her environment‚ her age‚ her religion‚ her wealth‚ and much more. All of those influences combine to create Marjane’s perspective‚ and her perspective affects
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In Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis‚ the reader follows the story of Satrapi’s younger self growing up during the Islamic Revolution in Tehran‚ Iran. Starting too early in life‚ Marjane was forced to mature much too quickly. Not only that‚ even before her teenage years‚ she lost her childhood innocence as she watched the war around her. Satrapi portrays her younger self as brave‚ smart‚ and most importantly‚ mature. In Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi‚ the theme of political hardship causing children to
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debate that has been going on for years is over just a simple question: What affects people more‚ nature or nurture? In Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi‚ the main character is Marjane‚ who goes by the nickname Marji. She is a young girl growing up in Iran during a time of war. Marji is affected by both nature and nurture‚ but she is more heavily affected by nurture. In Persepolis‚ Marji is affected more by nurture than by nature. When Marji is sent to Austria as a young girl to escape war‚ she has
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