Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi is a thoughtful examination of the Iranian government’s corrupt regime against its own people. During the late 1970s‚ Iran experienced cultural upheaval as the citizens fought to remove the amoral Shah from power (Tedla and Dolan). Since the Shah’s removal‚ Iran has been subject to violence‚ terrorism‚ and extreme ideology. The context with which Persepolis was written helps give readers perspective and insight as to the reasoning that motivates
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“Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I’ve ever known.” (Palahniuk) In Persepolis‚ Marjane Satrapi’s identity is formed by her childhood in Iran and solidified by her path to maturity through Austria and a return to Iran that are intertwined with her country’s tumultuous narrative. The forces that drive Satrapi to become a graphic novel author living in France are‚ most prominently‚ her relatives actions and stories‚ her experiences in Vienna as a teenager‚ and the geopolitical
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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 atmosphere‚ which lead Satrapi lost her uncle and friends in her childhood. However‚ some details of the examples proof that since the
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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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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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Children are known for their imagination and their ability to see things the way adults cannot see. For them‚ the floor is more than a surface where one can walk‚ it is a world of danger‚ full of lava. Marjane Satrapi has an imagination that plays a big part on her first book of the series‚ Persepolis. Its comic style creates base for Satrapi’s switches between reality and her imagination. We learn that Marjane does not fully understand what is happening in her country‚ therefore she constantly has to
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After just completing the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi‚ and also viewing the film adaptation I have come to an understanding about the life of a child growing up in the time of a war. Based on her own personal experience of the Islamic Revolution in Iran‚ Marjane Satrapi introduces us to the effects of cultural change through the eyes of a child. Persepolis‚ is a political‚ historical‚ and extremely personal account of a girl’s growth into maturity. Imperialism is a huge theme
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Persepolis is a graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi‚ who was growing up during the Iranian Revolution in the late 1970’s. The novel displays her experience during the Revolution and shows how it impacted her as a child and the environment she lived. Almost all of the pictures she draws in the graphic novel have a lot more thought put into them than the average reader might think. For example the image to the right (Persepolis‚ page 44‚ far-right center) shows many different things when looked
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Persepolis and Courage Marjane Satrapi’s memoir Persepolis is considered a “coming of age” story based on her experiences growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. This graphic novel explores the life she lead in Tehran which encompassed the overthrow of the Shah’s regime‚ the triumph of the Islamic Revolution and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. Undergoing life with such a chaotic environment‚ it took Satrapi courage to act and live as her “authentic self” and explore what it
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood is about a young girl‚ Marjane Satrapi growing up during the Islamic Revolution. The revolution started in 1979 which meant that it brought many person vs. society conflicts for Marjane. Marjane didn’t understand why all these changes were being made. This caused person vs. self-conflicts. The author developed the central idea‚ the changes during the revolution by using the conflicts Marjane faced. Marjane faced many person vs. society conflicts. There were
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