The Book Persepolis

Persepolis, a well-known graphic novel, is a very gritty and dark book telling the story about life in Iran after the Islamic revolution and the oppression that is being put on the public by the government. It shows the many demonstrations that were held by the people to protest about the government and the death that has been caused by the shah. For example, the shah, on page 14, had locked about 400 people in a movie theatre and had burned the theatre to the ground along with the people burning inside. This book shows the dark side of Iran and what really went on during that time, showing us a very different perspective that we couldn’t perceive. To go along with the dark atmosphere of the book, the book is presented in …show more content…
Along with the girls having to wear veils from now on, the boys and girls were also separated into two different classrooms to preserve the culture. After that, everything had changed for the population that had lived there. There were harsher punishments and restrictions put upon them and social classes as well. We see, for example, the maid of the main character liking one of her neighbors, but he had found out that she was only the maid, causing him to break it off with her since of the difference in social classes. As for the way the book has been presented, in black and white, it shows the confinement of everyone’s free will, showing that there was a bleak present and that mostly there is nothing to live for In that time period. For the way it is set up as a graphic novel, it shows the gruesome and vivid actions that were taken during this time that really give you a sense on how much the population were oppressed and harassed. For example, there was one scene where the shah had closed down a movie theatre with 400 people