Tehran was like any other modern city before the rRevolution, and Iranians enjoyed their freedoms. There were few who would have assumed that their lives would be so changed by the events that developed in Iran in 1979. The Iranian Revolution would have a severe impact on tens-of-thousands of people, and affected the global landscape. The Iranians would never be the same. The deaths of so many, devastated mothers and fathers, and the images of war were forever implanted into the the minds of thousands of children. Marjane Satrapi, known as Marji, was one such child whose life was impacted by the monstrosity of war. Throughout Persepolis, Marji has to face the ordeals of the Revolution. She was surrounded by conflicting opinions of which made
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His plans failed, as more and more people revolted, tore down statues of him, and burned him in effigy. The Shah eventually saw no option, but to flee from Iran. With the Shah’s departure, many people celebrated, and the former prisoners were liberated. The change allowed the fundamentalists to rise and to bring their old traditions back. International schools were shut down, men and women were forced to dress a certain way, religion became the cornerstone in schools, and boys and girls were separated and sent to different schools from each other. This was all done in the name to rid Iran of western ideals. As the fundamentalist regime gained control, hundreds of people were arrested for owning alcohol, board games, records and cassettes, and attending or holding a party. In one such incident when Marji, her parents, and her grandmother were driving home, they were stopped by the police. These men then proceeded to make fun of the way they dressed, as Marji’s father was seen as a “[p]Piece of westernized trash” (Satrapi, 108), because he wore a tie, and had some wine. Religion came to play a dominant role in Marji’s life, as all of those around her were forced to wear the veil, and live by the authoritarian rules set by the corrupt
His plans failed, as more and more people revolted, tore down statues of him, and burned him in effigy. The Shah eventually saw no option, but to flee from Iran. With the Shah’s departure, many people celebrated, and the former prisoners were liberated. The change allowed the fundamentalists to rise and to bring their old traditions back. International schools were shut down, men and women were forced to dress a certain way, religion became the cornerstone in schools, and boys and girls were separated and sent to different schools from each other. This was all done in the name to rid Iran of western ideals. As the fundamentalist regime gained control, hundreds of people were arrested for owning alcohol, board games, records and cassettes, and attending or holding a party. In one such incident when Marji, her parents, and her grandmother were driving home, they were stopped by the police. These men then proceeded to make fun of the way they dressed, as Marji’s father was seen as a “[p]Piece of westernized trash” (Satrapi, 108), because he wore a tie, and had some wine. Religion came to play a dominant role in Marji’s life, as all of those around her were forced to wear the veil, and live by the authoritarian rules set by the corrupt