RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IRAN AND AMERICA
Mateo M. Tolic
IB Literature HL Y1 Writing Assessment
January , 2016
On January 2002, President George Bush branded Iraq, Iran and North Korea as constituting a lethal "axis of evil" and spelled out the U.S. national security strategy against these countries. Iran continues to appear yearly on the U.S. State Department's list of terrorism. Terrorism is the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. In the graphic novel, Persepolis, Satrapi states her the views on the effects of Iranian Revolution on herself and others, including Americans. Many Muslim Americans fear to practice their religious views and beliefs due to some horrific acts that took place; which was …show more content…
I kept on saying the story over and over because I saw so many misunderstandings, so many misjudgments about Iran, so many things that were so far from reality.” Satrapi stated that the world’s opinion on the Iranian society was determined by the wrongdoing of extremists. In the novel, she shows us many examples of extremists develop throughout the Revolution such as the Guardians of the Revolution. The Guardians of the Revolution patrolled neighborhoods, to see if people were having parties or drinking alcohol. Marjane’s father was stopped by a fundamentalist and was questioned about the use of alcohol and he then needed to check the house for any alcohol. The Guardians of the Revolution then stopped Marjane for not wearing her veil correctly. The veil, otherwise called a Hijab, is viewed as a sense of terrorism in the American society. The veil is considered to be religious and a way of showing modesty. Americans perceived Iranians as terrorists and unlawful people. Americans started to develop the sense of Islamophobia, which is a term for prejudice against, hatred towards or fear of the religion of Islam or Muslims. The U.S. policy towards the Islamic Republic became more strict, which ultimately lead United States went to war with Iran. “Since the high-profile inclusion of Iran in President George W. Bush's axis of evil, proposals to deal with that ‘rogue’ state have run the gamut from a …show more content…
Religion and cultural traditions play an important role in Persepolis. Marjane in the beginning of the graphic novel puts her faith in God to help her through her difficult times. As the novel comes to an end, she starts to lose her faith in God. Satrapi said, “I was a Westerner in Iran, an Iranian in the West. I had no identity. I didn’t even know anymore why I was living.” Cultural traditions are kept very sacred and are not to be exploited. Women wore veils and men could not shave the beards and alcohol and parties are forbidden in any circumstances by law. The very first page of the book opens with images of schoolgirls mocking the veil. The young students entertained themselves with the veils by forming flamethrowers and saddles with the cloth, Satrapi subtly leads her audience to question if all Muslim women accept the veil. As of today, Iranian women do still wear the veil. Cultural traditions were broken when Marijane made a decision to sing Wilde’s anthem “Kids in America” in front of the Guardians of the Revolution which showed a sign of
Mateo M. Tolic
IB Literature HL Y1 Writing Assessment
January , 2016
On January 2002, President George Bush branded Iraq, Iran and North Korea as constituting a lethal "axis of evil" and spelled out the U.S. national security strategy against these countries. Iran continues to appear yearly on the U.S. State Department's list of terrorism. Terrorism is the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. In the graphic novel, Persepolis, Satrapi states her the views on the effects of Iranian Revolution on herself and others, including Americans. Many Muslim Americans fear to practice their religious views and beliefs due to some horrific acts that took place; which was …show more content…
I kept on saying the story over and over because I saw so many misunderstandings, so many misjudgments about Iran, so many things that were so far from reality.” Satrapi stated that the world’s opinion on the Iranian society was determined by the wrongdoing of extremists. In the novel, she shows us many examples of extremists develop throughout the Revolution such as the Guardians of the Revolution. The Guardians of the Revolution patrolled neighborhoods, to see if people were having parties or drinking alcohol. Marjane’s father was stopped by a fundamentalist and was questioned about the use of alcohol and he then needed to check the house for any alcohol. The Guardians of the Revolution then stopped Marjane for not wearing her veil correctly. The veil, otherwise called a Hijab, is viewed as a sense of terrorism in the American society. The veil is considered to be religious and a way of showing modesty. Americans perceived Iranians as terrorists and unlawful people. Americans started to develop the sense of Islamophobia, which is a term for prejudice against, hatred towards or fear of the religion of Islam or Muslims. The U.S. policy towards the Islamic Republic became more strict, which ultimately lead United States went to war with Iran. “Since the high-profile inclusion of Iran in President George W. Bush's axis of evil, proposals to deal with that ‘rogue’ state have run the gamut from a …show more content…
Religion and cultural traditions play an important role in Persepolis. Marjane in the beginning of the graphic novel puts her faith in God to help her through her difficult times. As the novel comes to an end, she starts to lose her faith in God. Satrapi said, “I was a Westerner in Iran, an Iranian in the West. I had no identity. I didn’t even know anymore why I was living.” Cultural traditions are kept very sacred and are not to be exploited. Women wore veils and men could not shave the beards and alcohol and parties are forbidden in any circumstances by law. The very first page of the book opens with images of schoolgirls mocking the veil. The young students entertained themselves with the veils by forming flamethrowers and saddles with the cloth, Satrapi subtly leads her audience to question if all Muslim women accept the veil. As of today, Iranian women do still wear the veil. Cultural traditions were broken when Marijane made a decision to sing Wilde’s anthem “Kids in America” in front of the Guardians of the Revolution which showed a sign of