“Then came 1980: The year it became obligatory to wear the veil at school” (Satrapi, 3). Marjane Satrapi in the book Persepolis faces many difficulties in life during the Islamic Revolution. She is forced to lose her childhood innocence at a young age, face gender inequality like most if not all women in Iran at the time, and loses her faith in God due to the cruelty in the time of the revolution.
At a young age children were separated by gender and the girls were forced to wear veils unlike the boys. Being children, they didn’t understand the point of being separated. Many of the women in Iran demeonstrated against the veil, but were all threatened due to the fear of westernizing Iran. The government was forcing these changes upon the people of Iran, their reasoning? Capitalism. “All bilingual schools must be closed down. They are symbols of capitalism”(Satrapi, 4). The inequality wasn’t just about gender, peasants weren’t allowed to be with people outside their social class. Many in fact didn’t even know how to read or write. Unlike how most if not all children get some form of education in the United States. Although, the United States hasn’t always been so “equal” either. Women in America weren’t allowed to vote until August 18, 1920. …show more content…
She describes herself as being 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). Marjane wanted to change the world to be equal for all. Marjane had a big discussion with god every night. Very similar to how any religious person interacts with their God. With this in mind, like many others her faith was not unshakeable. Marjane hears of her uncle Anoosh, who was called a Russian spy and executed shortly afterwards. Losing all her faith in God. Questioning the world at such a young
At a young age children were separated by gender and the girls were forced to wear veils unlike the boys. Being children, they didn’t understand the point of being separated. Many of the women in Iran demeonstrated against the veil, but were all threatened due to the fear of westernizing Iran. The government was forcing these changes upon the people of Iran, their reasoning? Capitalism. “All bilingual schools must be closed down. They are symbols of capitalism”(Satrapi, 4). The inequality wasn’t just about gender, peasants weren’t allowed to be with people outside their social class. Many in fact didn’t even know how to read or write. Unlike how most if not all children get some form of education in the United States. Although, the United States hasn’t always been so “equal” either. Women in America weren’t allowed to vote until August 18, 1920. …show more content…
She describes herself as being 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). Marjane wanted to change the world to be equal for all. Marjane had a big discussion with god every night. Very similar to how any religious person interacts with their God. With this in mind, like many others her faith was not unshakeable. Marjane hears of her uncle Anoosh, who was called a Russian spy and executed shortly afterwards. Losing all her faith in God. Questioning the world at such a young