Sacrifice In Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis

Throughout life, there are constant decisions that have to be made, and with each decision one always sacrifices something, whether it is smaller or larger. The sacrifice is always made in order to have a better result in the end, but one may not we always content with the component that is removed from their current standing. In Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, Marjane sacrifices her sensation of identity in order to fit the standards and avoid trouble with new Islamic government regime that is placed in Iraq when she stays and eventually gives up her home and family in order to move on to a place with more opportunity for her.
In the beginning of the novel, which takes setting during the Iraq Revolution, Marjane explains her current whereabouts about her situation, in which she must wear a veil to school because the Islamic government emplaces a new dressing code for all women to follow the religion. Marjane …show more content…
Marjane during the beginning of the Revolution must mask her identity in order to fit into the new society that is set by the Iraqi government. However, as she abandons her identity like religion, and moves towards more of the Western interests. After several terrible, Marjane realizes that she has lost her feeling of home and she is afraid of what might happen to her if she strays too long. The final decision made by Marjane is that she must leave the country in order to have more opportunity ,but she is leaving behind her family and has lost her sense of home so she can adhere to her beliefs and identity. If she stays too long in Iraq, all the hopes and dreams she would have disintegrated, and on the other hand, she would be sacrificing her own identity instead. No matter the situation, Marjane is conflicted with which is worth sacrificing for a better future, and either way, she will never be fully happy with what she loses for the new thing she has