Gallons of It
Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel Persepolis is based off her childhood that takes place during the Islamic Revolution in Iran, her home, and the Iran/Iraq war. Marjane and her family are against the tyranny of the regime, especially the rules of how women must be fully covered and all western products are banned. Her parents are activists against the Revolution. Marjane is having a hard dealing with this strife within her country, since she is only a child and she fears for the safety of herself and her family. Her innocence is taken away from her at an early age, because she is exposed to violence and death starting from the age six. Throughout her whole childhood to her years as a teen it has not stopped. With all of the hardships going on Marjane and her family still go to parties with illegal products, because, “without them it wouldn’t be psychologically bearable,”(106) to deal with the violence of the Regime.
Marjane’s uncle throws a party to celebrate the birth of his son. Even Marjane’s extended family still go and throw parties. Some say, “without parties we might as well just bury ourselves now,”(106). The parties are the only lighthearted part of their lives, …show more content…
Marjane explains how there is many illegal products at the party, including alcohol at the party and, “gallons of it,”(106) too. Marjane’s uncle is a wine-merchant, he has a wine-making lab built in his basement. His maid Mrs. Nasrine crushes the grapes reluctantly, while pleading over and over “god forgive me,”(106). After he would take them into his lab and produce wine. Her uncle did this to make the party more enjoyable and give his family something back they had in their life before the Regime took over. The whole family is happy and all feel they “had everything,”(106) even if some of it was
Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel Persepolis is based off her childhood that takes place during the Islamic Revolution in Iran, her home, and the Iran/Iraq war. Marjane and her family are against the tyranny of the regime, especially the rules of how women must be fully covered and all western products are banned. Her parents are activists against the Revolution. Marjane is having a hard dealing with this strife within her country, since she is only a child and she fears for the safety of herself and her family. Her innocence is taken away from her at an early age, because she is exposed to violence and death starting from the age six. Throughout her whole childhood to her years as a teen it has not stopped. With all of the hardships going on Marjane and her family still go to parties with illegal products, because, “without them it wouldn’t be psychologically bearable,”(106) to deal with the violence of the Regime.
Marjane’s uncle throws a party to celebrate the birth of his son. Even Marjane’s extended family still go and throw parties. Some say, “without parties we might as well just bury ourselves now,”(106). The parties are the only lighthearted part of their lives, …show more content…
Marjane explains how there is many illegal products at the party, including alcohol at the party and, “gallons of it,”(106) too. Marjane’s uncle is a wine-merchant, he has a wine-making lab built in his basement. His maid Mrs. Nasrine crushes the grapes reluctantly, while pleading over and over “god forgive me,”(106). After he would take them into his lab and produce wine. Her uncle did this to make the party more enjoyable and give his family something back they had in their life before the Regime took over. The whole family is happy and all feel they “had everything,”(106) even if some of it was