In the graphic novel Persepolis (2000)‚ author Marjine Satrapi is living as a young girl in the Islamic Revolution of 1978. She experiences change in social classes economically between her friends and her family. Marji notices how the revolution impacts everyone around her in a way that shapes their own lives. Persepolis shows a message that higher economic levels raise the standard of how one lives. To start off‚ Satrapi uses artistic techniques to show emotion. She uses a sharp detail in the
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The graphic novels Persepolis 1 and Persepolis 2 are graphic autobiographical novels that describe the life of Marjane Satrapi who also happens to be the author. The change of setting between Iran and Austria‚ her development and the strong political views she holds constantly put her in an emotional distress. She is a brave and strong women who lived through the Iranian revolution in 1979 but dared to stand up to the Islamic regime and express her views. This is a very dangerous act and it could’ve
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Iran reopens its borders. The family gets their passports. Marjane wants the family to take a vacation together but her parents tell her that they need a vacation alone. They tell her that they are going to Turkey. They promised to bring her back Western things‚ like posters of Kim Wilde and Iron Maiden. Marjane’s father says that he really likes Iron Maiden and the marjane and her mother couldn’t believe it. In Turkey‚ the Satrapis go to a record store and buy the posters. They then must think
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Personal Troubles and Public Issues in Persepolis Marjane Satrapi’s novel Persepolis is an in depth look at Marjane’s child hood in Iran. Throughout the novel Marji faces many public issues which directly relate to her personal troubles. While Marji was growing up she witnessed the relinquishment of the Shah’s regime‚ The Islamic revolution and the Iraq v Iran war. Her novel covers an eight year span‚ from the ages six to fourteen. Even though the novel begins when Marji is only six years old she
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Iranian Social Classes In Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis‚ it is explained that life before the Iranian Revolution was not perfect‚ social classes did still exist. These social classes affect Iranian citizens lives in many different ways. Iran’s leader‚ the Shah‚ comes into power and changes the country’s policies. This affects the Iranian people’s lives in many different ways. Throughout the graphic novel‚ Persepolis‚ Satrapi tells her story of how she and her family are affected by these new rules
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Response Piece to “The Shabbat” Marjane Satrapi’s literary piece entitled “The Shabbat” is a story that shows that even children have a deep sense of perception. Although the author is only about 13 or 14 years old when the story takes place‚ she is exposed to many adult like scenarios at a very young age. This makes her very mature‚ having a deeper sense of things taking place around her at all times. The story centers around the lives of the Satrapi’s‚ namely Marjane‚ her mom‚ and dad. They sit around
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Persepolis The memoir of Marjane Satrapi growing up in Iran is written as a very personal account in the comic book Persepolis. This is a story that describes her life during the Islamic Revolution which includes her moral‚ physical‚ religious‚ and psychological struggles she endured. Being the setting of a bloody war with Iraq‚ Iran was not the ideal environment Marjane’s parents wanted her to grow up in. Persepolis represents a unique life of a child in Tehran‚ Iran and the actions she took
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with the child’s eye- it is very beautiful‚” is a popular quote by Kailash Satyarthi. Anyone over the age of fourteen modernizes the idea whenever they say: “When I was a kid; life was much less complicated”. Marjane Satrapi literally illustrates this process in her graphic novel Persepolis as the main character Marji grows because her life becomes much more complicated. Marji transforms from a religious naive and self-centered little girl to a reckless rude and incautious teenager. By the time she
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Persepolis Study Guide Questions Introduction 1. Satrapi is trying to dispel the stereotypical image that all Iranians are fundamentalists‚ extremists‚ or terrorists. 2. The author’s two motives for writing the book are to dispel the stereotype and to honor the memory of those who fought for freedom and died. “The Veil” 1. The novel begins in 1979. 2. The two outcomes of the Islamic Revolutions were the shutting down of bilingual schools‚ and the girls had to wear veils.
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Molding Hand of Oppression: Forming an Identity in Persepolis Every person is unique. However‚ there are many similar parts that go into creating every person’s identity. Of course‚ there is the biology‚ the genetics. Then there are outside forces‚ the nurturing of a person. When trying to form an identity‚ there are numerous outside factors that contribute‚ such as gender‚ culture‚ and environment. For Marji‚ the protagonist of the Persepolis series‚ being an Iranian woman is absolutely a factor
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