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    When someone says rebellion‚ what comes to mind? Do a book or an Arthur comes to mind? We will use resources and techniques we can find to figure out this. Using the resources “Cairo: my city‚ my revolution”‚ “Reading Lolita in Tehran”‚ and “Persepolis 2”. I’m going to inform you on how the authors explain. First‚ how the idea of the rebellion was treated by the Arthur? “the river is a still‚ steely grey‚ a dull pewter” stated in the text from Cairo: my city‚ my revolution. We can draw breath

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    or shocking‚ it is very common for that thing to become stuck in that person’s head for a while‚ the image of it permanently ingrained in their head. This is especially true in the authentic coming of age story that is Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi. In the graphic novel Persepolis‚ Marjane Satrapi effectively uses graphic images to demonstrate the themes of revolution‚ religion‚ and loss of innocence.This first visual consists of religious symbols and words meaning ‘religion’ or ‘faith’ in many languages

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    There are many different critical approaches to studying literature. With reference of both texts you have studied‚ show what you believe the value to be in using a particular critical approach. ‘Things Fall Apart’ by Chinua Achebe and ‘Persepolis’ by Marjane Satrapi follow a postcolonial critical approach. Both books take place in a country considered politically inferior through western perspective and both texts‚ even though reinforce colonialists’ oppressive ideology‚ don’t stand completely

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    Janea Boyd History 102 Dr. Pierce Writing Assignment 2: Persepolis In the book Persepolis‚ there are two major phases that happens in the Iranian Revolution. In the first phase‚ the Shah is overthrown and after the Shah is gone‚ a radical theory is established. In Persepolis‚ the main point or the outline story reflects on how the law in forcing them to change their way of living in this story. In this book‚ there were many ways of living during the revolution. In this book‚ Satrapi explains

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    Persepolis: A Significant Panel Among the most important panels in Persepolis‚ one stands out to most readers towards the end of the chapter‚ “The Key”. “The Key” refers to the story of the son of Marji’s maid and many other young boys who were promised a key to paradise if they fought in the war against Iraq. On page 102‚ Satrapi illustrates the shadows of young boys scattered in the air from the blast of exploding minefields below‚ each one with a plastic key around their necks. Marjane

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    refer it to the background of the person what they have been through in their life. The author of Persepolis” Marjane Satrapi was born during the Islamic revolution‚ where things were in an extreme condition compared to condition of our modern society. The environment was unpleasant. Violent acts‚ torturing‚ deaths‚ and forceful actions surrounded her. Later Marjane Satrapi’s establish her book “Persepolis”. The book is a narrative of her life from six years of age until fourteen years of age. She provides

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    authors decision of mood.The imagery in Persepolis and the vietnam story are affected by these choices made by the author. There are differences in the style of this book in which the reader uses to show emotion such as the target age group‚ the emotional aspect as well as the realism of the story. The imagery which detail is displayed in a complex or simple way can both give the reader insight while portraying a different perspective at the same time. Persepolis and the vietnam imagery both use a

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    great civilization has been discussed mostly in connection with fundamentalism‚ fanaticism‚ and terrorism. As an Iranian who has lived more than half of my life in Iran‚ I know that this image is far from the truth.” In Marjane Satrapi’s book Persepolis the author writes how even though Iran deals with countless years of warfare‚ the submission to radical Islam‚ and the problem of education. Not all Iranians support the portrayal of their country by the western world. In fact this story gives the

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    in Iran. * Give and explain evidence of how the author presents that different social groups were marginalized/silenced. * Show how Marji and her parents shared the same beliefs when making reference to the regime.   The graphic novel Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi‚ explores her childhood years in the middle of the Islamic Revolution. Situated in the commotion of the overthrowing of the Shah’s regime‚ and the war with Iraq‚ the reader learns how secularists‚ nationalists and even Muslims

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    integrity was increasingly blurred. Until one day‚ her grandmother’s words made her wake up. The story told by Satrapi form page 131 in Persepolis II. Our heroine saves herself from the guardian’s hand by framing the innocent stranger up as a molester. After that‚ Reza keeps laughing at her and says: “That’s too cool! What an instinct for survival!”. (Persepolis II‚ 133) His words and opinion changes Marjane and makes her believe that she was right to become such a hypocritical

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