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    Persepolis Book Report

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    Persepolis is a historical book yet an entertaining story of a girl during a frightening time in an important era in her country. Author‚ Marjane Satrapi writes about her experience in Iran as a child. She includes humor as well as sentimentality in this book to express her view on how times were. As a reader of this book it helped me understand the dark times that the Iranian people faced. With this book being a memoir it further helped understand the Islamic Revolution and the actions taken by

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    religious‚ physical‚ traditional‚ or even affected by disdained feelings against them‚ Muslims suffer from all kinds of stereotypes. This occurrence‚ however‚ is clearly recognized by a Muslim author named Marjane Satrapi. In her graphic novel‚ Persepolis‚ Satrapi illustrates her story of living in Iran as a discreet revolutionist child going against the Fundamentalists’ throughout the Islamic Revolution. Proving Iran’s image of having connections with fundamentalism‚ fanaticism‚ and terrorism false

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    The loss of Marjane’s innocence and the effect of war on her Goodmorning Mr.Steve and my fellow students‚ today i’m going to be presenting my iop on my chosen book persepolis‚ i’m going to be talking about the loss of Marjane’s innocence and the effect of war on her.Some of the things that influenced the loss of Marji’s innocence were her wanting to become a rebell‚  the war surrounding her and some other events that happened throughout the book. The innocence of being a child was taken away from

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    Hadassah Viana English 10 Miss Febo 12/9/13 Marji is persistent‚ intelligent and not afraid to let people know what she believes in no matter how people will disagree with her or what the consequences will be. In the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi‚ Marji is persistent because she firmly believes in communism in spite of the consequences or opposition. She really wanted to go to the demonstration with Mehri‚ but her mother warns her not to go because it’s very dangerous. On the very

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    In the autobiography Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi‚ Marji becomes a rebellious young lady because of the influences around her daily life. She is raised in the country Iran where she faces government oppression of freedom and war. Marji becomes rebellious because she is drastically influenced by her family and government restriction of freedom. Marji is influenced by her parent and their defiance of the government. Marji is raised up in a wealthy communistic environment. Her family participates

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    The Use of Color in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis The book Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is‚ interestingly‚ al illustrated in black-and-white portraits with additional splashes of gray. Although there are many critics about Satrapi’s use of this style‚ it eventually compels towards her story’s ultimate goal to show to the reader that her life was always filled with danger‚ anger‚ sadness‚ violence‚ religious extremism‚ tyrannical political reigns and brain-washing propaganda. Hence‚ Satrapi knows

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    One idea that can be compared between the novels The White Tiger and Persepolis is education. The role that education plays in both novels shows a lot about the characters and societies of the time they take place. To begin‚ in The White Tiger‚ Balram isn’t given the opportunity to gain an education due to the fact that he needs to begin working to help out his cousin. Balram gains intelligence by learning how to make his way through life while not having the book-smarts that society requires one

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    Darkness imagery in Macbeth This essay will prove that in the play Macbeth‚ the author of the play William Shakespeare uses darkness imagery for three dramatic purposes. Those three purposes are‚ to create atmosphere‚ to trigger the emotions of the audience and to contribute to the major theme of the play. The darkness imagery in Macbeth contributes to its ominous atmosphere. In the very beginning of the play the three witches are talking and the first witch says "When shall we three meet

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    The Lasting Effects of Oppression in Iran Following the Revolution Have you ever thought what it would be like to grow up without your freedom? The novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is an autobiography of her life growing up in Iran during a time of revolution and oppression. Marjane is a young girl who is inquisitive‚ religious‚ outspoken and ambitious. She grows up struggling to understand the many rules imposed by the Shah which over time changes her. Years of oppression and injustice

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    Imagery In Hernia

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    The use of concrete imagery in the beginning of “Hernia” allows readers to understand the significance of spring before the speaker explains it. The speaker sets the scene and allows it to transform throughout the poem through the use of concrete imagery. From the first line “the gingko bones shiver a bit‚ dream of full bloom” to “the coat of green slowly fill the wiry limb” readers can clearly tell that poet is trying to convey that the season is changing from winter to Spring. This is significant

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