Persepolis Essay

It is very common for a novel that is turned into a movie to have some differences. The novel and film Persepolis, do have little differences but I think the overall purpose is the same. One small difference is the starting of the novel and film. The novel is in chronological order starting right from Marji childhood. In the movie, the opening scene is of adult Marji sitting in an airport in Paris. While sitting in the airport she begins to have flashbacks of her past and childhood. This new…

represented their materialistic form. That was until the Islamic Regime decreed that women would no longer bare that right. In the emotion-invoking memoir “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi, the prominent alteration of societal expectations is made visible through the eyes of Marji during the Islamic Revolution. Through the analysis of Persepolis we can determine how…

Marjane Satrapi writes her autobiography, Persepolis with an omnipotent style. Every once and a while she lets it be known that she is both the author and the main character with quips and commentary on a situation. She especially takes advantage of this in foreshadowing how her relationship with Reza. One of the times she does this really stands out to me, “Apparently, her best friend wanted to go out with Reza… Unfortunately, we don’t always get what we want” (Satrapi 278). In this short…

women were not allowed to go out after dark, they were required to wear the veil, and they were subjected to domestic violence and sexual trauma. One of these women who lived through this war is Marjane. Throughout Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel Persepolis, Marjane experiences many dramatic moments in her life including falling into depression, becoming homeless, and attempting suicide, all of which lead her to revive her sense of identity and encourage her to keep moving…

Hi Deepali, In my English class we are discussing relationships in relation to books we read over the summer and the book I chose to write about is a first-person war history graphic novel called Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. It is about a little girl growing up in the face of the Islamic revolution in Iran. You were the first person to come into mind to write to because the theme of relationships reminded me about our discussion on charity, and whether it is an obligation or a choice. This…

Marjane Satrapi is both the author and the main character of her graphic novel, Persepolis. Through the novel she describes her own growing up experiences and her perspectives, both as a child and an adult. Marjane’s perspective affects the way some of the more mature topics are presented such as Imperialism, Nationalism, and treatment of social classes.This photo demonstrates Imperialism because the pizza is like the smaller countries or civilizations, and the people grabbing the pizza are the…

You had no idea what turns your life would take, or where you would end up in the end. As you begin to age, you slowly create a blueprint of your life and your personality, and the longer you live, the more detailed this blueprint becomes. In Persepolis, the main character, Marji, is just starting to create this blueprint, and her blueprint starts out very vague. However, as she grows, she begins to develop the map of her life, and she slowly discovers who she wants to be. During her…

What does war do to a child? When people are revolting and going against the system, things get out of hand, and sometimes that isn’t something that a child needs to be around. In the best selling book, Persepolis, the Iranian Revolution changes the perspective of Marjane Satrapi on her religion, danger, and nationalism. Due to these changes, Marjane’s youth and innocence go away. Throughout the book, Marjane Satrapi is seen as this young girl that is affected deeply in many ways by the…

The role and portrayal of women in literature has significantly changed in the last century. Before, in some pieces of literature, women were portrayed as weak, insignificant, and flawed. But, the novels In the Time of the Butterflies and Persepolis break these standards by portraying the struggles of powerful, female characters who are living in an oppressive regime. The main characters in both of these novels possess unique personalities and character traits that motivate them to rebel and…

Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, is a graphic novel written about her life and the struggles and challenges she faces and how she overcomes them. Maus, written by Art Spiegelman, is a graphic novel telling the story of his father's experience through World War II. In both books, the role that government and soldiers takes is different yet similar. In Persepolis the government and soldiers are meant to keep people in order and suppress rebellious acts. In Maus the government and soldiers are there…