As Marjane Satrapi writes about her first-hand account of Iran‚ she finds herself giving an accurate representation of Iran and all it holds within its borders. Growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution affected Marjane in numerous ways. In the book‚ Persepolis‚ Marjane writes about her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen. She tells of the years she witnessed the overthrow of the Shah‚ the satisfaction of the Islamic Revolution‚ and the ruinous effects of Iran’s war with Iraq. Both of
Premium Iran
Karly Simmons Written Communications I Dr. Fuqua 14 September 2013 Persepolis One might only image the misfortune of growing up during a time and in a place plagued by war. The conflict resulting from this war not only affects the government‚ but also life a home for many. Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel‚ Persepolis‚ brings to light the negative effect of social statuses in Tehran‚ Iran. Social statuses change throughout the book and people in Tehran find their world flipped upside down as the invisible
Free Middle class Working class Social class
Persepolis is a great read for teenagers.It is a graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi.It is a story of her childhood in Iran.Persepolis is also a memoir. There are many themes in the book. Marji changes in many different ways throughout the book. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a memoir and a graphic novel. Satrapi chose this format because it gives more of an image of what she is trying to tell you. For example‚ on page 15‚ on the top square in Persepolis there is a picture of a town with trees
Premium Family Mother Marriage
however‚ the kids are the most affected. Civilians being killed and the atmosphere of a war really affects and change people who are around it. There is nothing great about hearing "Marjane‚ run to the basement! We’re being bombed!" (Satrapi 71) Being involved with a war can potentially change your life forever. Persepolis is a book that centers on the author’s family during the Iran-Iraq war that lasted for eight years. Marjane’s experience of the war is quite innocent since she saw it from the eyes
Premium Iran Iraq
Power is used as a theme in the book “Persepolis’ because it uses the definition of the word power as the capability of doing or accomplishing something. The word power fits in this book because Persepolis is mainly based on gender inequality and how the females are basically treated less than males. One of the major issues in Persepolis is how the views and expectations of women changed in revolutionary Iran as author Marjane Satrapi grew up there. At a young age‚ she wants to fix social inequalities
Premium Gender Woman Gender role
In Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi‚ Marjane experiences revolution at a young age and learns to express nationalism as she explores her religion and what it actually means to her. From a young age Marjane sought to be a prophet and conversated with God most every night‚ always staying close to her religion. This shows a clear representation of Islamic Religion in Persepolis. At least Marjane’s view on it. All throughout the book she bases thoughts and action off her religion always keeping it close
Premium Iran
Charlene Ricker Alyssa Surges English 102 5 February 2012 Persepolis Notes Overall Persepolis was a very interesting read. I sat down and read it over the course of four to five hours and did not find myself begging for the book to be over. The plot was interesting‚ and the character almost reminded me of the main character from the book Dear God‚ it’s me Margaret‚ Are you There? This was comparable in multiple ways. Throughout the book the main character experiments with different genres‚
Premium Marriage Family Social class
Knowledge is defined by the awareness gained by an experience or situation. In Persepolis‚ Marjane desperately wants to be seen as an educated individual and laughs along with her parents and grandmother about the joke the word “martyr” has become. She discusses her search for knowledge when she was a child in her caption saying “I realized then that I didn’t understand anything. I read all the books I could” (32). Marjane constantly seeks for ways to understand the events that are unfolding around
Premium Woman Gender Feminism
Persepolis Analysis Analysis by : Arianna E. Pages 338-341 In Persepolis‚ the author Marjane Satrapi deals the feeling alienated by her own country‚ but also by any other country she tries to reside. She is to westernized for Iran‚ but to Iranian for the West‚ so she is constantly fighting with herself about who she really is and how she can deal with it. The whole point of this section is about Maji finally accepting who she is‚ after having struggling with it for the entire book. Her overall
Premium Family Marriage
country’s government be run on religion alone? In the autobiography” The Complete Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi‚ the author demonstrated how the country of Iran is currently a theocratic nation. Were much of the governments legitimacy is derived from the Iranian government linking their laws and ruling to the country’s religion of Islam. The illustrated memoir‚ “the Complete Persepolis” written by Marjane Satrapi follows the story of the authors childhood and growing up with her family in Tehran
Premium Iran