The novel‚ Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi features a young girl protagonist struggling with a change in culture and a rebellious attitude emerging with this change. Marji faces many conflicts with her parents‚ the government‚ and most importantly‚ within her own self. Throughout this series of events that are changing the world around her‚ Marji begins to act out in ways reflecting important influential figures in her life‚ like her parents. Throughout this novel‚ the reader can see how Marji’s actions
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Whitfield Logan English 102 Ighade 4-7-14 Cultural Acceptance in Persepolis Marjane Satrapi‘s graphic novel Persepolis is an autobiography that depicts her childhood up to her early adult years in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. Throughout the novel Satrapi incorporates character development‚ religion‚ and the conflict of freedom vs. confinement in order to develop a greater appreciation between two opposing eastern and western cultures. When analyzing the current relationship
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of age” is a popular term for stories about children becoming adults. They illustrate to the children reading them that their life could be worse and imparts “worldy wisdom” and morals to them in order to inspire them to grow up. The Shabat by Marjane Satrapi is not one of these stories. This story‚ told as graphic fiction‚ reflects a naive girl’s exposure to war and the detrimental effect it has on her life. Eventually‚ this story becomes about the death of Marji’s innocence. Her life transforms from
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their homeland‚ usually due to imprisoning boundaries forced upon them by their government. In her autobiographical comic Persepolis‚ Marjane Satrapi describes her experiences of growing up as a young woman in revolutionary Iran and critiques the connotations associated with gender during that period of political upheaval. As a native to this strict Middle-Eastern country‚ Satrapi had much to discuss about the expected public behaviour of women and the higher standards
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and protests are used to bring awareness about the unfair treatment to open the minds of those who simply think unfairly. In my novel “Persepolis” Marjane‚ the author and protagonist‚ shares her life in Iran describing the war and new laws made during her childhood. Marjane sees violence being used to get justice in her country‚ as she’s growing up Marjane experiences trauma
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Frame 3: The Soup It was November 1984‚ Marjane now stayed in Austria and beginning her new life. Before she came‚ Marjane had the idea of leaving a religious country‚ Iran in the Middle East‚ to be free. She imagined herself to be loved and accepted by her mother’s best friend‚ Zozo as if she was her own daughter. She had a family of her own‚ Shirin‚ their daughter and Houshang‚ her husband. But found out that Zozo did not want her after all‚ she often complained that her home was too small
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The autobiography Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi‚ takes place in Iran in the 1980s after the Islamic Revolution where history‚ propaganda‚ and stringent dress codes greatly impact the protagonist‚ Marjane Satrapi. Marji’s country‚ Iran‚ is very rich in history and culture spanning over 2500 years. Unfortunately‚ Iran‚ formerly Persia‚ has not ruled itself since the defeat of the Persian king Darius to Alexander the Great of Greece. Since then‚ others rulers oppress and control the country. Marji
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Marjane Satrapi portrays her depression and shift from innocence in her book The Complete Persepolis. She uses colors and memories to show her true feelings. There is a major shift from her innocence to corruption of knowledge about war around the time she leaves for Vienna. She felt the weight of Iran in a place she was supposed to be safe. Right up until Satrapi leaves for Vienna‚ she can be seen wearing white in her clothing on almost every page. After this point‚ she can be seen wearing white
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To understand the life of Eva Peron‚ is to understand that there were many things that were true about her and many things that were constructed as being true‚ but there was not enough evidence to lead to any form of truth. Eva Peron was an Argentinian woman that held within her the power to change her circumstances as well as the circumstances of the people around her. Her background and her past are features about her that helped to shape who she was and who she would become in the future. Eva
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In the 1980’s the Iranian government decided to undergo a ‘Cultural Revolution’ to better their society and beliefs. Bilingual institutes were shut down‚ classes in schools were separated by sexes and young girls were assigned to wear veils. The veil carried multiple connotations and viewpoints the “fundamentalists” believed in. “And so to protect women from all the potential rapists‚ they decreed that wearing the veil was obligatory (pg. 74).” In one scene‚ Marji’s mother had been threatened by
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