Sakinah Worsham
Mrs. Kearney
Lit/Comp. 10
30 Nov. 2016
Persepolis Analysis In the graphic novel, Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, there is an image that covers the top row on page 5. This image has a white background, which suggests that the image is set outside. On the left side of the image, there are four women draped in black “veils”. The two women in the front have their fists in the air and all of them have their heads slightly up. All of them have their eyes closed and they are shouting the words “the veil!” are also on the left of the image. On the right side of the image, there are four other women who have on white shirts and their hair is flowing free. All four of the women have their fists in the air and their heads are …show more content…
They are blindly following the rules instead of thinking for themselves and having their own opinion. The women on the right, however, have their eyes open, so they can see the truth and the bigger picture of the situation that is before them. The women on the right are upset that they are being forced to wear a hijab after the Iranian Revolution because it takes away their identity, freedom, and individuality. The illustration makes it clear that the hijab does take away the women’s identities because the women with the covering all look the same, while the women with it look different. In the caption the author only calls the protests demonstrations because there must not have been violence. If there was violence, she might have said that it was a riot. Because she saw the protests as demonstrations, she wrote the words that the women were saying cursive, which shows that the demonstrations were peaceful. One of the main themes in this image is the idea of light versus dark, evil versus good, lie versus truth. The fact that the author portrayed that theme in her image shows that she was against the veil, like the women on the right. The image makes the readers think that the only way for the women to have freedom is to not wear the veil. It also gears the readers’ support towards “freedom!” because of the colors that the author uses. This image is the main topic of
Mrs. Kearney
Lit/Comp. 10
30 Nov. 2016
Persepolis Analysis In the graphic novel, Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, there is an image that covers the top row on page 5. This image has a white background, which suggests that the image is set outside. On the left side of the image, there are four women draped in black “veils”. The two women in the front have their fists in the air and all of them have their heads slightly up. All of them have their eyes closed and they are shouting the words “the veil!” are also on the left of the image. On the right side of the image, there are four other women who have on white shirts and their hair is flowing free. All four of the women have their fists in the air and their heads are …show more content…
They are blindly following the rules instead of thinking for themselves and having their own opinion. The women on the right, however, have their eyes open, so they can see the truth and the bigger picture of the situation that is before them. The women on the right are upset that they are being forced to wear a hijab after the Iranian Revolution because it takes away their identity, freedom, and individuality. The illustration makes it clear that the hijab does take away the women’s identities because the women with the covering all look the same, while the women with it look different. In the caption the author only calls the protests demonstrations because there must not have been violence. If there was violence, she might have said that it was a riot. Because she saw the protests as demonstrations, she wrote the words that the women were saying cursive, which shows that the demonstrations were peaceful. One of the main themes in this image is the idea of light versus dark, evil versus good, lie versus truth. The fact that the author portrayed that theme in her image shows that she was against the veil, like the women on the right. The image makes the readers think that the only way for the women to have freedom is to not wear the veil. It also gears the readers’ support towards “freedom!” because of the colors that the author uses. This image is the main topic of