Similarities Between Persepolis And Antigone

Feminism, the equality of both men and women, is seen in both Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novel, Persepolis, and in Sophocles’s tragedy, “Antigone”. Despite having been written in different time periods, Persepolis in 1980 and Antigone around 600 BCE, the two authors can be considered feminist of their time as both their stories discuss the lives of women in times of political oppression. Persepolis is the autobiography of Marjane Satrapi as she grows up in Iran during times of protest with the Iranian Revolution and the Iraq-Iran war. While, “Antigone” is the drama of a princess, Antigone, going against government rule to follow the religious law in Thebes, Ancient Greece. Marjane Satrapi and Antigone are both examples of modern feminist who broke through the limitations set on each of them by standing up for what they believe is right and by rebelling against the oppression of women in their societies.
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Throughout the graphic novel, Marji was always striving to educate herself and learn about her environment to make sure she understood the situations around her. An example being when Marji learned that her maid and her neighbor couldn’t marry because of their different social class. This conclusion leads Marji to realize that the Iranian Revolution was to eradicate the shah’s rule, a monarchy that only allowed the elites to prosper while normal citizens struggle in debt, “When I finally understood the reasons for the revolution I made my decision. ‘Tomorrow we are going to demonstrate’ “ (Satrapi 38 Panel 1). Marji has