Persepolis Essay

in our lives where we have the choice to make decisions, but other times we cannot change things that are out of our control. Even with consciousness, we cannot control our lives, but we can influence it. For example, in the graphic novel titled Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, the idea of being in control is touched on many times. The main character, Margie, constantly feels dominated by the horrendous state her country is in, but allows herself some sort of control by changing her identity.…

“Born with religion", Marji is a very faithful child in the graphic novel, Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi (Satrapi 6). Marji aspires to be the next prophet and “every night [she has] a big discussion with God (8). At the beginning of the novel, their relationship is very close. Marji feels “safe [in] the arms of my friend” (53), referring to God. In the graphic novel, God is colored in with white, since he is a light, holy being. In times of darkness, Marji seeks the light by going to God. To…

In life people will attempt to break your character and challenge your faith. More then often ignorance consumes our mind and close to nothing to change it.In Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel Persepolis, the Kim Wilde chapter she uses the judgemental setting to express how much of a challenge originate from a foreign place with all the false pretenses, such as sterotypes, of society and cultural norm. Iran’s government attempt to maintain the sense of balance and power within society by…

The accuracy of historical events is their quality of being correct or precise. In Persepolis, a story based on the writer Marjane Satrapi’s childhood memory, impacted many people’s points of view on the Iranian society. To Satrapi, the purpose of this book was to inform the outsiders about the events that have actually happened instead of the story they heard based on the few extremists. In the chapter “The F-14s”, Satrapi provided many accurate pieces of information such as Iraqi migs have…

The story of “Persepolis” is to tell people about what is going on during September 2002- one year after 9/11 and how this affected all of the Islamic people. During this time everyone thought that an Islamic person was a terrorist. That 's why she created this story to show people who are none Islam how it affects them and how their stereotypes are invalid. The novel took place in the 1980’s which in that time there was a lot going on around the world. For example, in the united states of…

them to wear fundamentalist clothing, like in the graphic novel, Persepolis, it forces people into conformity and tears away individuality as a standard in people's mind. Once civilians are forced to wear specific clothing, the government can force citizens to do anything because people will often assimilate to society’s standards, thinking that it is the right thing to do. Satrapi’s depiction of clothing in the graphic novel, Persepolis, helps portray the victimization of Iranian citizens.…

The representation of religion in the film Persepolis Persepolis: The story of a child hood is movie made from a graphic novel and autobiography by Marjane Satrapi. The story is told from a first person perspective by young author Marji. She had witnesses the entire Islamic Revolution; including the fall of the pro-western Shah republic in 1979, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and the Iran-Iraq War in 1980; throughout her childhood. The author had painted us a vivid portrait of Iran during…

Compare and contrast between 1984 by George Orwell and Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi about female oppression. Female oppression appears significantly as a theme all round the novel 1984 and graphic novel Persepolis. By presenting female oppression in different forms and ways they hold the element patently. Prolonged cruelty and unjust treatment have been applied to women as they suppress them under gender and sexual inequality. Continuously, in 1984 oppression of female is strongly noticeable…

The graphic novel Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, illustrates the effects of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the author’s life throughout this period. In February 1979, Iran’s monarchy was overthrown. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahvali was replaced by Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini. This would ultimately bring strict regulations to the Iranian society forever. Much of the specifics of Iran’s intimate history is unknown to western countries. Most of this ignorance dates back to the 1960’s. Looking at…

The characters in Persepolis feel the need to rebel since they believe it is the only way to escape the feeling of being controlled by someone else’s authority. In the novel, Marji smoked her first cigarette to rebel against her mother’s dictatorship, and to prove that she does not have all the power. On page 113, Marji yells to her mother, “Dictator! You are the guardian of the revolution of this house!” Marji compared her and her mother’s situation to the government and the people during the…