Brief Summary Of Satrapi's Journeys

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When someone first enters college, they are bombarded with opposing beliefs and values whether it be morality, religion or politics. Through the years of college that one undergoes, their values and beliefs may replicate the social and political transformations of the country. Satrapi, undergoes these same transformation when she grows up under all of this war and political change. But instead of us only constantly hearing about war as our native discourse, she had to live through it. This book works to show people that not all Muslim are bad. They don’t want to destroy anything, they just want to live peacefully and live normal lives. To show that her parents rallied against every opposition that had come up to rule Iran. Since she calls

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