PERSEPOLIS PERSEPOLIS Ancient Persia was a large region that was ruled by the Persian kings‚ until they were defeated by Alexander the Great. Ancient Persia comprised of south-west Asia (present day Iran). ABOUT PERSEPOLIS Persepolis is an Ancient Persian city‚ northeast of modern Shiraz in Iran. It was one of the capitals of Darius I and his successors. Its ruins include the palaces of Darius I and Xerxes I and a citadel that contained the treasury looted by Alexander the Great. Persepolis
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There are many different themes and topics discussed in the book‚ Persepolis. Throughout the story‚ the main character‚ Marjane‚ gets older and begins to accept and be aware of the impacts of religion and social classes as she begins to lose her innocence and realize the world isn’t as peaceful as she thought it was. This image represents Marjane’s religion; she is islamic. Although Marjane’s family is not very religious‚ Marjane believes she is a prophet. There are times in the story where she
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Marjane Satrapi says in multiple interviews that she does not subscribe to feminism; instead‚ she describes herself as a humanist. However‚ her graphic novel memoir‚ Persepolis‚ has several themes at its core that convey feminist ideals. Throughout the novel‚ Marjane constantly expresses frustration with Iran’s strict regulations on women. She also grows up with strong female relationships in her family; these women help shape Marjane into the woman she is today‚ a woman who won’t stand for inequality
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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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217 Conflicts cause many problems in society and originate from many different sources. In the book “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi she describes conflicts between her family and their beliefs. Two other Articles one by Janet Reitman and one by Tori DeAngelis discuss conflicts between social class‚ western culture and religion. My takeaway from this unit is that conflicts are always present in today’s society and conflicts relating to religion are the source of many. One conflict that people
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a. As portrayed in Persepolis‚ Marjane’s life in many ways is very different from yours‚ but there may be more connections than are at first apparent. Explore this possibility by comparing and/or contrasting one of your own experiences with one or two of hers as you know them through the book. Make sure your comparison and/or contrast adds up to more than just an observation of similarity or difference. What is the significance of these connections and why should it matter that your experiences
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Reflective Statement On December 5th‚ we had an oral discussion of the book Persepolis. We discussed what the book was about‚ some of our personal questions we had about the book‚ etc. This is basically how our discussion went: We had 5 members in our group that talked about Persepolis. The first and general question that was asked was who was everyone’s favorite character in the story. Everyone said that Marjane was their favorite‚ but Tyler stated that Marjane’s mother was her favorite character
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leads me to this. Persepolis provided a different view on Iran. I think that Marjane Satrapi showed that Iran was not just about war and terrorism. She gave a look inside the country‚ a look at its people. In my opinion her family did not seem so much different than an American family. They were real people struggling with the government and violence around them. It is amazing that in the midst of all of turmoil she still had the same life lessons as any other child might. Persepolis provided a better
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CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION (CAPE) CARIBBEAN STUDIES For Self-Study and Distance Learning This material has been developed for The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) With assistance from The Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Copyright © 2004 CXC/COL Prepared by Dr Jennifer Mohammed Mr. Samuel Lochan Dr. Henderson Carter Dr. David Browne CARIBBEAN STUDIES TABLE OF CONTENTS Study Guide Titles Pages 1. Society‚ Culture and the Individual 1
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here is where some would claim that the pull of nurture outweighs the effects of nature. This can be exemplified through the influence that the environment which author Marjane Satrapi was exposed to as a child and how her experiences revealed in Persepolis‚ her memoir in the form of a graphic novel‚ influenced her maturity into womanhood.
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