Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis As A Graphic Novel

As we may or may not know “Persepolis” is considered a graphic novel and it is written and drawn up by the author,Marjane Satrapi, herself. This form of writing by Marjane Satrapi does in fact enhance the understanding of the novel and the culture because the book is told from her childhood perspective and we can get a glimpse of what was her thoughts during this certain time period. Also, based on how on how the pictures were drawn one can get a certain feel for the book. In the 1980’s, Satrapi was sent to Austria by her parents where she attended the Lycée Français de Vienne. She returned to Iran after graduating high school where she attended university. She received her diploma and then received a Master's degree in Visual Communication. At 21, Satrapi married an Iranian man, but the marriage lasted only three years. Satrapi has written about all these events in her later life in the second installment of her graphic novel series. Satrapi became well known for her work through the publication of the Persepolis novels. First published in France, the novels were published in the United States in the early 2000's where they won numerous awards and much critical acclaim. Satrapi was also known to create a movie off her book. Due to further research of the movie, she wrote and directed the animated film version of Persepolis which …show more content…
However, there is a certain thing to talk about when including drawing styles in the discussion of Persepolis because of the use of its graphic novel material. Satrapi's illustrations are black-and-white, giving away the image of Iran as a black-and-white country, which kind of is in many ways. They have strict dress codes, black, obviously but for girls , and strict rules about what is right and what is wrong. For example, the drawings on the first page of the first chapter, “The Veil”, demonstrate how simple yet distinct the drawings for each