The poor class was basically bribed to war with a plastic key that supposedly was a promise that their service would result in a key to Paradise. Marjane’s comment about this was that “The key to paradise was for poor people. Thousands of young kids, promised a better life, exploded on the minefields with the keys around their necks...Meanwhile, I got to go to my first party” (102). She makes these comments reflecting about her childhood and how she now understands how unfair this was to the poor social class.Throughout the graphic novel Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi’s perspective affects the way some of the more mature topics are presented such as Imperialism, Nationalism, and treatment of social classes. Because the author makes it clear that she is relaying her feelings and thoughts as a child growing up in Iran, she is able to address difficult topics in a direct way that might otherwise be interpreted as offensive. Her perspective is clearly biased, but also exposes the truth about Imperialism, Nationalism, and treatment of social classes in
The poor class was basically bribed to war with a plastic key that supposedly was a promise that their service would result in a key to Paradise. Marjane’s comment about this was that “The key to paradise was for poor people. Thousands of young kids, promised a better life, exploded on the minefields with the keys around their necks...Meanwhile, I got to go to my first party” (102). She makes these comments reflecting about her childhood and how she now understands how unfair this was to the poor social class.Throughout the graphic novel Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi’s perspective affects the way some of the more mature topics are presented such as Imperialism, Nationalism, and treatment of social classes. Because the author makes it clear that she is relaying her feelings and thoughts as a child growing up in Iran, she is able to address difficult topics in a direct way that might otherwise be interpreted as offensive. Her perspective is clearly biased, but also exposes the truth about Imperialism, Nationalism, and treatment of social classes in