Persepolis Literary Analysis

In 1987, the country of Estonia, a member of the Soviet Union, demanded autonomy. Estonia had one thing in mind, diplomatic freedom. Communism had gradually took over the Socialism of the Soviet Union. Communists organized the kidnapping of the Soviet dictator, Mikhail Gorbachev. On August 19, 1991, the Communists televised that Gorbachev was ill and would no longer be able to run the country. Massive protests were held in the Soviet Union cities of Moscow and Leningrad. Soldiers were called in to control the protestors, but eventually the soldiers began protesting the Soviet Union as well. Within three days the protesting led to the freedom of the countries. Some may ask if freedom is given or demanded? Clearly, freedom is demanded. If this minority country of Estonia wouldn’t have stood up to Communism, the country would still be oppressed by the Soviet Union. Freedom, “the power to act, speak or think freely,” is always demanded, no matter the situation. Freedom being demanded can be found in the texts we have read, “I Have a Dream,” “Lolita in Tehran,” and “Persepolis,” where they all imposed for freedom in their own unique ways. Freedom cannot be …show more content…
Instead of say wearing a bright orange shirt in public, these women did the little things. Evidence of this can be found on panel four of Persepolis saying, “It hinged on the little details. To our leaders, the smallest thing could be a subject of subversion. Showing your wrist. A loud laugh. Having a walkman. In short… Everything was a pretext to arrest us.” This means that the women of Iran weren’t expecting violence or punishment. They were more concerned about what their rights as individuals were. The government integrated the women as a whole, not as individuals. By doing little crimes to their country, this enabled the women of Iran to utterly demand freedom without receiving severe