Many people remember certain things in their life for one reason or another, while writing about their life, one will most likely write about events in their life that they remember most vividly or events that changed their life in such a way. Persepolis, a memoir about a young Iranian girl, Marjane Satrapi, who grows up during the Islamic Revolution and goes through many experiences that shape her future and change her view on life. Although, there were many events that happen during that revolution that impacted Marjane and her family, Satrapi only decided to keep certain events in her memoir for a certain reason. Many people who are in tough situations, will hold onto events that drastically changed their outlook on life and stopped her
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When they have a little bit of hope to hold onto and they lose it due to something they can’t control, it can impact them heavily and they will remember how they lost that bit of hope. One morning Marjane’s father notifies his family that travel to the United States from Iran was impossible because the embassy was taken hostage by Islamic fundamentalists so people were unable to to get a visa. Marjane becomes very sad about this happening and writes, “So, my great dream went up in smoke. I wouldn’t be able to go to the United States(Page 72, Panel 8)”. The panel also uses graphic weight by making the whole background black, which is used to show that her world in that moment is dark and gloomy because she is despondent while thinking about how she would never be able to see her friend again. Although, this doesn’t impact Satrapi in a large way like many of the other events in the book, she still chose to write about it because it shows how dearly she cares about her dreams being reached no matter how big they are. This is not the only dream the Islamic fundamentalists stop her from pursuing, they also make changes that stops many more young people from achieving their goals and aspirations. When Marjane and her
When they have a little bit of hope to hold onto and they lose it due to something they can’t control, it can impact them heavily and they will remember how they lost that bit of hope. One morning Marjane’s father notifies his family that travel to the United States from Iran was impossible because the embassy was taken hostage by Islamic fundamentalists so people were unable to to get a visa. Marjane becomes very sad about this happening and writes, “So, my great dream went up in smoke. I wouldn’t be able to go to the United States(Page 72, Panel 8)”. The panel also uses graphic weight by making the whole background black, which is used to show that her world in that moment is dark and gloomy because she is despondent while thinking about how she would never be able to see her friend again. Although, this doesn’t impact Satrapi in a large way like many of the other events in the book, she still chose to write about it because it shows how dearly she cares about her dreams being reached no matter how big they are. This is not the only dream the Islamic fundamentalists stop her from pursuing, they also make changes that stops many more young people from achieving their goals and aspirations. When Marjane and her