How Did Marjane Satrapi Write Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi, the author of «Persepolis», was born in 1969 in Iran, in an aristocratic family, belonging to the Qajar dynasty, whose members ruled Iran between 1781 and 1925. Despite their origins, Satrapi's parents shared the ideas of communism, and her uncle had even been executed for his political beliefs. (Tulli) "Persepolis" is a story of Marjane Satrapi growing up in her native Iran. The events in the book take place in the period from 1979 until the end of the 80’s. The overthrowing of the Shah, the Islamic revolution, the Iran-Iraq war - all these events, distant and obscure to us, become almost personal through the eyes of a first-hand witness - a child at first, then a teenager, and ultimately - a young woman. In the last part of the book Satrapi made her choice - to emigrate out of the country, to be able to choose her own way of life and her future. …show more content…
All I knew was «women wear a veil there» and «they believe in Allah». Therefore, it was surprising for me to discover that an Iranian teenager in the 80’s had the same feelings, the same problems and the same interests, as I had in my home country (former USSR) during the same period. We had the same "forbidden fruit" of the Western culture, the same "deficient" jeans and sneakers, records and videotapes of western artists we could only buy on the «black market». As I turned the pages, I recognized myself in my teenage years time and time again. That is why Satrapi’s story, her self-questioning, is a reflection of my own, and I can easily relate to