Persepolis Reflective Statement Having an interactive oral always improves my understanding of the cultural and contextual elements of the book‚ as it provides more aspects and points of view to consider and add to my own analysis of the book. Within this interactive oral‚ I feel as if I got more from the book‚ and had a better understanding of a lot of things. For example‚ one of my seminar questions were “How does religion define us as people and effect how we interact with others”. I expected
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and autobiography‚ Persepolis. The book takes place in 1980 Iran. The story is about a young girl‚ Marji‚ coming of age. She is living during the Iranian revolution where she faces the struggles of oppression and life during war. Marji is the only child of two parents who are trying to break free from the tyranny of the Iranian regime. At the end of the chapter‚ “The Sheep‚” Marji is drifting off to sleep Her mind roaming free‚ still angry that god let her favorite
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In Persepolis‚ a memoir by Marjane Satrapi’s‚ she recounts her younger years growing up in the Islamic Revolution. Satrapi recounts for several memoirs that include massacres‚ wearing a veil‚ and the new rules of the Islamic church. Satrapi memories show her first account perspective and personal events as a child. In Persepolis‚ Satrapi depicts a beneficial memoir by showing her childhood events by illustrations viewing the growth through the Islamic Revolution in a childlike approach. At the beginning
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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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to classify their own unique traditions‚ beliefs‚ and costumes. These traditions‚ beliefs‚ and costumes come together to be specifically classified with the term of “culture”. In “The Complete Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi‚ we can observe‚ analyze‚ and become consciously aware about Iranian citizens’ social perspectives‚ form of living‚ and form of handling family situations‚ as well as their experiences all along with the 1979 Iranian War. Satrapi begins by describing an important phase of commencement
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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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Meanings of the Veil:Embodiment of Veiling Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi The purpose of this essay is to analyze the symbolism of the veil in the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. In the year of 1980‚ the leaders of the Islamic Revolution made it essential for Iranian women to wear a veil‚ or a hijab (Satrapi 3). For many people the veil has multiple meanings and significance. The veil could possibly represent repression‚ religion‚ or a loyalty to the law of Islam‚ among many other
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To the human eye Persepolis can seem to be only a graphic novel of black and white comic strips with little literary value but it is much more. A graphic novel written from the perspective of a young girl in Iran‚ Persepolis offers a large amount of valuable information on the Islamic Revolution. The Ithacan Newspaper claims that Persepolis is only a little more then an advanced comic book‚ but it offers way more then a comic book. Persepolis gives students an insight to the turmoil in Iran during
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Persepolis; Perceptions of the veil [Satrapi‚ (b) p52] “And say to the believing woman that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty...that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty...” Sūrah 24:31 The autobiographical novel “Persepolis” depicts the early stages of its author‚ Marjane Satrapi’s life. It shows her growing up in Iran‚ to her studies in Vienna‚ and her return. In an interview in 2008‚ she stated that she composed
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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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