The Importance Of Color In A Thousand By J. K. Rowling

The method of storytelling plays a big role looking through the eyes of the reader. Through the many frames, the author challenges the reader to interpret the text using the captions and the specific images, rather than just the text as in many novels. In this autobiographical narrative, the author presents her story in a primitive manner, which directly correlates to her age at the beginning. This detailed format forces the reader to interpret the text in a way that seems simpler than if they were reading a J.K. Rowling novel. The lack of color also depicts the state of the Iranian people, as their very own history is ripped away from them through the Islamic Revolution. Marjane faces the revolution as a person who is only beginning to under …show more content…
“I was born with religion. At the age of six I was already sure I was the last prophet. This was a few years before the revolution” (Satrapi 6). The reader receives a sense of Marji’s heart and how she sees herself as a symbol for the “good.” The panel displays Marji, with a smile on her face, in an impenetrable aura with people kneeling before her. With these images, the reader realizes Marji’s pride in becoming a dependable and revered person. When the war begins, Marji defends it as a continuation of the history between the Persians and the Arabs. As she ages, her belief is put to the test from the direct contact she has with those openly affected by the war, including some of her friends and two of her uncles. For example, when she learns about Ramin’s father, she decides to get revenge by hurting Ramin. Catching her just in time, her mother teaches her an important lesson. “You have to forgive! You have to forgive! I had the feeling of being someone really, really good” (46). The reader literally gets to see Marji growing up. Her mother teaches her the concept of forgiveness and its value, and she instills it into her memory. Another example