Persepolis Film Review – Women’s Rights and Cultural Shifts Iran during the Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq war was shrouded in darkness; it represents a time of major oppression by the Islamic-based government and is marked a huge shift in culture for the Iranian people‚ protests‚ and general resentment of the government. The coming-of-age film‚ Persepolis‚ reveals the plight of a young girl trying to find herself whilst simultaneously living in fear and being prosecuted for her seemingly
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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
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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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Simon’s point‚ the Iranian women could not do what they want to do‚ such as not wearing the veil because they were confined by the government. On the other hand‚ rebellion from Marji’s family and herself reveals how limited their freedom is. In the story‚ Marji and her family rebelled against the government in various ways. For instance‚ they held a secret alcohol party which is prohibited by the government. Furthermore‚ Marji bought Michael Jackson’s accessories and the fact that Dad smuggled posters
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Alicia Rivas Anderson English 1101 5 October 2011 5 Claims Revised and Developed 1) When Marji was inventing torture games‚ she was merely a product of the war environment. Marji lived in an environment surrounded by violence‚ anger‚ and most importantly war. She is a young girl and during school she invented a game where the loser would be punished with war punishments. Some of these punishments included the “mouth filled with garbage” method or the twisted arm method. While most
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she told me “The masking tape is to protect us against flying glass during a bombing and the black curtains are to protect us from our neighbors.” I was confused why she said our neighbors‚ so I questioned her about it‚ and then she told me the story behind it. There was a building across the street and the habitants were completely devoted to the new regime‚ and if they ever called up the police to say what was happening‚ in our house‚ then we would get arrested and dad could receive the same
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The memoir Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is about Marjane’s childhood in Iran written from her younger self’s perspective. It is taken place during the 1980’s during the time the Islamic Revolution is unfolding. Due to this‚ her childhood is intertwined with the collateral damage of war. Through the comic strip images‚ Satrapi reveals the ongoing oppression the country faces and the challenges she faces. Not only is her home place being invaded but her childhood is too. Satrapi is forced to grow
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conveys a message that the time period was idyllic‚ similar to what people considered ancient Persepolis. Both of these time periods were considered to be filled with the greatest treasures and a time of happiness. Persepolis has many treasures such as Apadana Hall‚ Tachare palace‚ tombs of the kings‚ and inscriptions and artwork that the people here made throughout the empire. The people that lived in Persepolis were filled with joy because they were living in one of the richest cities and a place that
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For many people‚ the zoo is a source of fond memories and funny childhood story’s like the swinging monkey‚ growling tigers and the others animals. Sometimes when we watch the animals in a captivity jumping through a flaming hoop or stand on its hind legs‚ it becomes easy to forget about all the abuse that the animals have been through. The animals may not like to do these things that we human feel amused about. They may prefer their own habitat if they had choices. Some people and I see zoos as
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The memoir Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is written from a child’s point of view. The author relives the moments she lived in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. She does this by not only telling us but by also showing us through comic strip images. This allows the reader to get a better sense of what she lived through and what she witnessed throughout her childhood. Satrapi’s purpose for writing this book was to depict the truth and to honor those who lost their lives during the war. To do this
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