Religion In Persepolis

Persepolis is a story that begins taking place in 1979 during the Islamic Revolution. It is told in first-person by the main character, Marji. This allows the reader to receive and understand one specific opinion and point of view. She is a young girl who is lost in her own thoughts. She is a firm believer in religion. Marji says, “At the age of six I was already sure I was the last prophet…” (Satrapi 6). Without further knowledge nor experience, she was already greatly influence into following her passion towards God. Surprisingly, Marji’s feeling for religion, or God change drastically. Religion soon becomes the main driving force for Marji’s rebellion. In 1980, at the age of ten, Marji and her segregated classmates are obligated to wear …show more content…
She was always certain she wanted to be a prophet. In fact, she always had night conversations with God. When Marji would realize she had sinned, she would apologize to him and ask for forgiveness. She says, “I felt guilty towards God… I wanted to be justice, love, and the wrath of God all in one” (Satrapi 9). Her religion is her main focus and inspiration. Throughout time and her development, she begins to lose and hide the idea of a prophet. She wants to be different type of girl. She begins by hanging out with older girls. She is easily influenced to do negative actions, such as ditching classes. Soon after, Marji smokes her first cigarette, she refers to it as saying good bye to her childhood. Marji is now a completely different person. Within that change, she develops the denial of God. Since war is more in depth now and all she sees is horrifying, she begins to ask why God allows such nonsense. Therefore, one night, God comes to visit her and Marji replies, To God, “Shut up, you! Get out of my life!!! I never want to see you again!” (Satrapi 70). Society tends to look for someone to blame every time something negative occurs in their life. They refuse to believe in fate and say God has created the violence, God has created the fights, and God has created an unfair world. On the other hand, that is absolutely not how it is. That is only from …show more content…
Soon after seeing her neighbor dead and her wrist detached from her body, Marji’s parents begin to plan a way to send her away to be safe. Since Marji always wants everything her way, she wants her parents to join and make it more of a moving trip. Her parents know the reality, they know why everything is happening and are not self-centered as their daughter is. Marji’s parents always did all they could for Marji to be content. They would buy her illegal posters, tapes, and jackets. Even though she was capricious and rebellious, her parents loved and cared for her. They wanted their daughter to survive. They knew if she stayed at home, she would soon end like the neighbors daughter or even worse. Any whim Marji could think of, they would find a way to obtain it for