Persepolis-Marjane Survived!
In what ways has your family influenced the way you grew up or what you wanted to do in the future? Marjane’s family had different beliefs than the dictator and took action by rebelling on the streets. Marjane’s family influenced her on what to believe in and how to stand up for what she wanted. Throughout Persepolis, the beliefs of Marji’s family set a path for Marji to mature into a rebellious person.
Marjane was taught to rebel against the king’s religious beliefs and in doing so; she imagined change with a made up religion. Marjane said in the book, “At the age of six I was sure I was the last prophet.” (SATRAPI 6). Marjane was watching her parents demonstrate every day and decided that this was the course for …show more content…
Marjane's acts of dissent started when she went down to her basement; “As for me, I sealed my act of rebellion against my mother’s dictatorship by smoking the cigarette I’d stolen from my uncle two weeks earlier.” (SATRAPI 117). Marjane’s mom told her she couldn’t go out and have fun while she needed to be in school. Her mother also told her she had all her life to have fun when she was an adult. Marjane interpreted that as her mother telling her she was too young to be going out. Marji then decided instead of discussing it with her mom, that she would act out of rebellion against her mom and her age. She then smoked the cigarette and declared that she was no longer a child but an adult. Marji decided then that she would further her rebellious state by going against the king's rule and not wearing her veil …show more content…
The main acts of rebellion that Marji showed was against her religion, her mother, and the veil. Marji saw that many Islamic people did not like the religion the King was enforcing so she wanted everyone to change to the religion she was making up. She also went against her mother's dictatorship of the house and decided to smoke a cigarette and other acts to make her feel as an adult. Lastly, Marji went against the veil and dressed up in other clothes besides her veil. No matter what our parents do they will always affect us somehow or another. What we do with what we are given is our own choice and we have to decide what to do with it for the rest of our
In what ways has your family influenced the way you grew up or what you wanted to do in the future? Marjane’s family had different beliefs than the dictator and took action by rebelling on the streets. Marjane’s family influenced her on what to believe in and how to stand up for what she wanted. Throughout Persepolis, the beliefs of Marji’s family set a path for Marji to mature into a rebellious person.
Marjane was taught to rebel against the king’s religious beliefs and in doing so; she imagined change with a made up religion. Marjane said in the book, “At the age of six I was sure I was the last prophet.” (SATRAPI 6). Marjane was watching her parents demonstrate every day and decided that this was the course for …show more content…
Marjane's acts of dissent started when she went down to her basement; “As for me, I sealed my act of rebellion against my mother’s dictatorship by smoking the cigarette I’d stolen from my uncle two weeks earlier.” (SATRAPI 117). Marjane’s mom told her she couldn’t go out and have fun while she needed to be in school. Her mother also told her she had all her life to have fun when she was an adult. Marjane interpreted that as her mother telling her she was too young to be going out. Marji then decided instead of discussing it with her mom, that she would act out of rebellion against her mom and her age. She then smoked the cigarette and declared that she was no longer a child but an adult. Marji decided then that she would further her rebellious state by going against the king's rule and not wearing her veil …show more content…
The main acts of rebellion that Marji showed was against her religion, her mother, and the veil. Marji saw that many Islamic people did not like the religion the King was enforcing so she wanted everyone to change to the religion she was making up. She also went against her mother's dictatorship of the house and decided to smoke a cigarette and other acts to make her feel as an adult. Lastly, Marji went against the veil and dressed up in other clothes besides her veil. No matter what our parents do they will always affect us somehow or another. What we do with what we are given is our own choice and we have to decide what to do with it for the rest of our