Gender & Occupation Gender roles differed significantly between men and women. Men had the ability to work in an region they liked while women were not allowed to work. In Paronnaud’s “Persepolis”‚ men were at liberty to find work and enroll in different locations where they would earn money for their families. In contrast‚ women were not allowed to work following the coming of stricter laws. When Marjane returns home‚ she was advised that should she be asked what she does all day‚ she was to say
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Persepolis Song Assignment Kyle Andersen 5/23/13 If someone came into our country and started play music that denounced freedom‚ football‚ and Christianity would many Americans be offended? The answer to this question is also the answer to as why the ruling party in Iran in the 1980’s banned all music that went against the principles of Islam. The Muslim religion denounces drugs‚ adultery‚ alcohol‚ gambling‚ renouncing Islam‚ and the consumption of certain animals. During the 1980’s‚ American
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The novel‚ Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi features a young girl protagonist struggling with a change in culture and a rebellious attitude emerging with this change. Marji faces many conflicts with her parents‚ the government‚ and most importantly‚ within her own self. Throughout this series of events that are changing the world around her‚ Marji begins to act out in ways reflecting important influential figures in her life‚ like her parents. Throughout this novel‚ the reader can see how Marji’s actions
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beliefs. In the graphic novel Persepolis‚ the author Marjane Satrapi‚ provides a viewpoint of the Iranian society far different from the widely perceived stereotypes. She depicts the Iranian people as much more than fundamentalists‚ fanatics‚ and terrorists by incorporating a humane atmosphere within her family and visualizing events that conveys to all people regardless of ethnicity and culture. One impression that I held about the people of Iran prior to reading Persepolis was that they lived their
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Marjane Satrapi portrays her depression and shift from innocence in her book The Complete Persepolis. She uses colors and memories to show her true feelings. There is a major shift from her innocence to corruption of knowledge about war around the time she leaves for Vienna. She felt the weight of Iran in a place she was supposed to be safe. Right up until Satrapi leaves for Vienna‚ she can be seen wearing white in her clothing on almost every page. After this point‚ she can be seen wearing white
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Persepolis is a story about a teenager named Marji. Marji is living in Iran during the fall of the Shah and the beginning of the new regime. Marji is in a wealthier class than others. She lives in a nice house with her parents. Marji is close to her family and stays connected with her grandma. When the new regime makes Marji and other girls change their lifestyles‚ all of the girls think it is a joke. This gets them in trouble and in the face of death. Marji develops differently than most children
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Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel‚ Persepolis (page 142)‚ is an eye-opening story that takes place in Tehran‚ Iran during the 1970’s and 80’s. The protagonist in the story‚ MJ‚ is a young girl who grows in a country where she and the other women have to wear veils on her head and are treated differently than the boys in her country. The story starts and ends with a conflict between the communist and the fundamentalist. These two groups fight for different purposes. One for the religious law (fundamentalist)
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Jizelle Torres Per.9 World Cultures Accelerated Persepolis Socratic Seminar Theme 2: Marji‚ the character Question 5: Considering the writer’s voice. Consider the writer’s voice. Was it appealing? Claim she is a kid so she has a different point of view although being a kid she is very educated on this topic Evidence “ I realized then that I don’t understand anything‚ I read all the books I could.” pg.32 “To enlighten me they bought books. I knew everything about the children of Palestine about
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In the Kite Runner and Persepolis parent/child relationships were a great running theme. The environment that their parents raised them in was prevalent in shaping Amir and Marji. Throughout The Kite Runner‚ Amir and Baba’s relationship grows and changes and Amir realizes they are not too different after all. In Persepolis‚ Marji’s relationship with her parents is tense but also filled with love at a time when their country is going through so much. Throughout Persepolis‚ Marji often feels the need
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Persepolis and Destiny disrupted offer two perspectives on the complicated history of Islam. One focused on the personal journey of a woman living in one of the least liberating cultures and the other the complicated history of that culture and religion that lead to that point. Both authors have the eventual goal of educating people in western countries about the Islamic world but they take very different approaches to it and they are both influenced by their personal experiences and identities.
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