Third Panel In Persepolis

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In the graphic novel Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, the perspective of character is displayed thru the manipulation of panels. The first and third panels show dissimilarity in perspective between Marjane and her parents. The first panel is of Marjane looking out to her parents, who are on the other side of the glass, showing physical and metaphorical separation. The third panel is displaying her parents, in the foreground, walking away from Marjane. From the perspective of the panel, it is relevant that Marjane cannot see her mothers face because her parents are walking away. Her mother seems to have passed out, hence the fact she is being carried. It is understood thru the use of internal text in the third panel that Marjane knows something is wrong with her mother.

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