The Conformity of Women During the Islamic Revolution Prior to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iranian women possessed numerous freedoms. Although the country was of Muslim origin, it was quite westernized; women had suffrage, protection rights, education, and the ability to exceed in male dominated fields. Moreover, they had the right to express themselves freely by choosing how they represented their materialistic form. That was until the Islamic Regime decreed that women would no longer bare that right. In the emotion-invoking memoir “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi, the prominent alteration of societal expectations is made visible through the eyes of Marji during the Islamic Revolution. Through the analysis of Persepolis we can determine how
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However, young girls and women were mostly affected because some of the modifications were not in favor of their personal beliefs or views. For instance, “Then came 1980: The year it became obligatory to wear the veil at school” (3), Marji begins her book with the implementation of the veil. It was an act of compulsion upon all young girls and women to wear the veil in their everyday life. Due to the many societal changes occurring in Iran, women were demoralized and no longer respect by men. Their gender predisposed them to various disrespects from officers of the Islamic Regime. In various occasions throughout the story women’s virtues are tainted with the threat and fear of being raped and killed. They are no longer granted the most customary respect causing them to go on living the period of the revolution in much fear. Throughout the story, Marji gives view into how she and the other women in her life defied and coped with the unjust rules and expectations …show more content…
With no ability to legally fight such injustices they participated in demonstrations and taught their daughters to protect their rights as women. Marji defends her right as a woman along side her mother by defying and condemning the religious implications set by the fundamentalist and by educating herself and voicing her beliefs. She conforms in various ways but continues to maintain her beliefs by defending the rights of all gender inequalities that were brought to Iran along with the Islamic
However, young girls and women were mostly affected because some of the modifications were not in favor of their personal beliefs or views. For instance, “Then came 1980: The year it became obligatory to wear the veil at school” (3), Marji begins her book with the implementation of the veil. It was an act of compulsion upon all young girls and women to wear the veil in their everyday life. Due to the many societal changes occurring in Iran, women were demoralized and no longer respect by men. Their gender predisposed them to various disrespects from officers of the Islamic Regime. In various occasions throughout the story women’s virtues are tainted with the threat and fear of being raped and killed. They are no longer granted the most customary respect causing them to go on living the period of the revolution in much fear. Throughout the story, Marji gives view into how she and the other women in her life defied and coped with the unjust rules and expectations …show more content…
With no ability to legally fight such injustices they participated in demonstrations and taught their daughters to protect their rights as women. Marji defends her right as a woman along side her mother by defying and condemning the religious implications set by the fundamentalist and by educating herself and voicing her beliefs. She conforms in various ways but continues to maintain her beliefs by defending the rights of all gender inequalities that were brought to Iran along with the Islamic