Head strong, justice oriented, and shielded by childhood innocence, just to name a few, describe Marjane Satrapi character in Persepolis, a memoir describing the difficulties she faced adjusting to Islamic rule in Iran during the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Satrapi’s use of comics and dialogue effectively retells the hardships endured by the Iranian people during a process of revolution. Ultimately, Persepolis describes the clash of ideologies, modernism and fundamentalism, the way in which it reshaped Iran, and to what degree the emergence of new regulations, limitations on rights and freedoms, censorship of westernized culture, and her rejection of fundamentalist rules.
In 1979, the Islamic Revolution took place, which reinforced the ideas Allah and removed the Shah for his adoption and acceptance of western lifestyle. The wearing of the veil was misunderstood amongst the school girls who …show more content…
For example, in King Leopold’s Ghost, through memoirs from individuals of missionary, traveler, and diplomatic backgrounds we were able to gain a greater understanding of the roles each individually played. However, Adam Hochschild and Marjane Satrapi took very different approaches to retell the history of a two equally significant events in history. Persepolis is a personal narrative, personal narrative are given from the viewpoint of someone who lived through the event, where as King Leopold’s Ghost is carefully reconstructed history from someone who did not live through the event, thus Hochschild had far more discretion in his depiction of the events that took place in the Congo. The use of comics and dialogue enable us to sympathize with and form a deeper understanding for the people of Iran during this time of
In 1979, the Islamic Revolution took place, which reinforced the ideas Allah and removed the Shah for his adoption and acceptance of western lifestyle. The wearing of the veil was misunderstood amongst the school girls who …show more content…
For example, in King Leopold’s Ghost, through memoirs from individuals of missionary, traveler, and diplomatic backgrounds we were able to gain a greater understanding of the roles each individually played. However, Adam Hochschild and Marjane Satrapi took very different approaches to retell the history of a two equally significant events in history. Persepolis is a personal narrative, personal narrative are given from the viewpoint of someone who lived through the event, where as King Leopold’s Ghost is carefully reconstructed history from someone who did not live through the event, thus Hochschild had far more discretion in his depiction of the events that took place in the Congo. The use of comics and dialogue enable us to sympathize with and form a deeper understanding for the people of Iran during this time of