Response To Persepolis By Marjane

If I was the author of the story trying to get this book published and someone asked me what does this story bring to society and if there is a meaningful theme, I would respond with Persepolis is a story about a little girl who is in a tough situation, who throughout the story slowly becomes more aware of her situation and starts becoming more mature. I (The author) believe that by being rebellious you will always challenge others and learn to think for yourself. There is proof of this throughout the story because in many situations she (Marjane) acts out, but in doing so she develops her own thoughts instead of them being spoon fed to her through the media. Marjane in the story acts out many times, but the most significant ones that compliment my thesis are; first off when she goes to the demonstration with out permission, followed by her ditching school and the "icing on the cake" is when she smokes the cigarette to "kiss her childhood goodbye". …show more content…
So to console her friend the maid she says they are to go demonstrate the very next day. When she does this she is showing a high level of maturity and begins to form her own idea about the world through observation. This is an act of rebellion because her parents had previously told her that she was too young to demonstrate,even though she was punished for rebelling this rebellion helped shape her