Photography is an art of observation, it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them. In the book Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi, the author, represents Iran through her young adolescent eyes. Marjane precisely portrays Iran throughout the book. Through certain images we may receive an enhanced representation of Iran by the revolution, imperialism, nationalism, social classes and religion.
This photograph captures a group of people protesting against the Iranian government (Brookings). It properly defines the definition of a revolution which is, “the usually violent attempt by many people to end the rule of one government and start a new one” (Merriam). This image also relates to Persepolis. According to Marjane Satrapi, Iran was in a revolution attempting to downfall the Shah of Iran (Persepolis). Marjane explicates this in the first forty pages of Persepolis. Thus, the aforementioned photograph correctly represents Iran and its revolution. …show more content…
Each individual bird is striving to conquer power or control. Now, this image is simply comparable to the book Persepolis. In Persepolis, on page 78, Marjane utilizes a picture on the TV with the map of Iran and a black cloud blanketed the country little by little (Persepolis). This is exhibiting that a country above Iran is attempting to invade Iran and gain authority. By obtaining control, we can pertain this to imperialism. In addition, the photograph correctly portrays Iran by revealing to us that they don’t have abundant freedom, meaning another country is able to overthrow them