Effects of Violence on Marji Although violence is intended to harm someone‚ there can be positive effects in certain situations. In Marjane Satrapi’s personal memoir‚ Persepolis‚ it is shown that Marji is exposed to a large amount of violence in her life‚ and in turn‚ it has affected her in many ways. The negative effect on her life include the emotional scarring that entails deaths from violence and also her increased violent tendencies. A positive effect of violence on Marji’s adolescence is
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Persepolis Project Persepolis is a graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi. The book is written in a first person point of view‚ portraying Marjane’s interpretations of key aspects of her child hood and what she had to go through growing up in Iran. Unfortunately for Marjane she grew up in a very troublesome time‚ the Islamic revolution of 1979 and the continuous revolts that occurred after the revolution. And we see over the course of the book how this greatly affects her life and the decisions
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Persepolis is a postmodern work because of the style in which Marjane Satrapi presents her memoir‚ in the form of a graphic novel. Rather that retell factual stories with certainty‚ she is able to convey her childhood by giving her own experiences that encapture what her emotions and recollection of what the events meant‚ through images and dialogue. Satrapi makes a cohesive and moving memoir through her alternate style of the novel. The style of it makes the retelling of the story much more abstract
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Persepolis is a graphic autobiography by Marjane Satrapi that characterize her childhood up to her early adult years in Iran during and after the Islamic Revolution. The title is a reference to the ancient capital of the Persian Empire‚ Persepolis. During the 1980s when this book is set‚ Iran was having the largest revolution in the country’s history. We are going to see Marg’s evolution threw out five major themes: religion‚ family‚ friends‚ society and authority. We are going to peruse the pros
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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‚
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Persepolis and Feminism In the graphic novel Persepolis‚ there are several instances where readers can see highlights of feminism stemming from the female characters. I found it very interesting that characters such as Marjane Satrapi‚ her mother and grandmother exhibited many signs of independency and feminism. They are living in Iran during a time where individualism was persecuted along with religion and government views. People were executed and sent to jail for showing any sign of indifference
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is an essential key to national survival‚ may help the nation stay peace for a long time or enable people to stand up in the face of tyranny. It could accelerate the process of revolution but also increase the casualties of people. In her comic “Persepolis I and II”‚ Marjane Satrapi uses her personal experience illustrates that most of the Iranian people who lived in that time period seems have not a stable faith and religion to support them trust the truth. This situation also created a chaotic social
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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 her parents valued her education and were committed Marxists. Engrossed in a bloodline of wealth and royalty‚ Marjane experienced a childhood filled to the brim with history. Through its robust black-and-white pictures‚ Satrapi’s Persepolis portrays
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Customs and Traditions‚Religion‚ and Social Organizations impact the protagonist of Persepolis. Culture of Iran overall impacts the protagonist‚ but these are the main factors. The veil is something Marji and the rest of Iran has to wear because of new customs.” Then came 1980‚ the year it became obligatory to wear the veil at school.” The quote is putting me in her situation‚ virtually. Marji really does not like to wear the veil because she feels like she’s being limited with her freedom. It hides
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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
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