Persepolis Essay

Marjane Satrapi was born on November 22, 1969, and she was born in Rasht, Iran. She is known as a graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author. Throughout her childhood, Marjane Satrapi faces many challenges such as the Islamic Revolution. During the revolution, her parents would always take part in the demonstrations protest that called for the Rasht to be brought down. For example, Satrapi uncle was imprisoned and then executed by the Shahs regime. This…

Alexander the Great was King of Macedonia from 336 to 323 B.C. During his leadership he united Greece, conquered the Persian Empire and spread culture throughout his empire. Alexander’s father, Philip II started the unification of Greece. When Alexander took the throne he continued what his father started. The treaty of Corinth was the main reason for Greece uniting. The treaty made the King of Macedonia leader of all Greeks except Spartans. He had to defeat the Thebes to make an example of…

support for the Cities of Ionia during the revolt of the Persian War. The Persians looted and and burned the temples of Athens leaving it in ruins. In revenge of the beloved Religious Temples Alexander the Great conquered the Persian capital city of Persepolis, and after looting its treasures, burned the great palace and surrounding city to the ground. Ancient Greeks has a Greek God of war, Ares who…

In Satrapi’s second example, she was punished by the teacher because of her different understandings to the society. On page 44, the teacher told the children to tear out all the photos of the king from their book after the revolution. Everyone followed, except Marjane complaint to her friend about the teacher was easy to change and have no faith. However, she was reported by her classmate for her unintentional comments. After that, her classmate and the teacher all showed dissatisfaction on…

Socratic Seminar Reflection After our class reading of Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, we participated in a Socratic seminar to discuss the book. Two separate discussions were held, and each person had to take part in one discussion and evaluate another classmate’s conduct in the other. During the seminar, we asked each other questions and shared our thoughts on the book. Doing the Socratic seminar helped me understand the book better and allowed me to get more out of reading it. To prepare for…

1. The shape of the Venus of Willendorf is very round with several features exaggerated such as in the stomach and in the breasts. It is given a texture on its head which seems to imply that it's hair though where the face should be appears to be covered by this hair. There also is a few other details in the statute such as having a belly button and having a defined pubic area. The meaning and function of this object can be understood 2. In the Paleolithic painting the humans are rather simple…

the family they come from, their religion, or even where they live is just wrong; words and actions hurt people more than they will often let off. [2] The books we read during this course were, The Merchant of Venice, Frankenstein, The Complete Persepolis, and Peyton Place,…

In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque’s anti-war novel, and Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi’s own graphic memoir, Paul Baumer and Marji live in unfavorable environments, permanently shaping their beliefs and identities. During World War I, Paul fights on the Western Front where the war dehumanizes him. Before Baumer serves in the cruel war, he is blinded by the glory he is told he will receive by entering Germany’s army. However, after months of witnessing inhumanely killed…

Document 4, a picture of the walls around the Persian Palace at Persepolis, indicates a centralized government because they have the ability to undertake large scale building projects (Doc 4). The purpose of this could be to show neighboring regions that they have a strong government, as well as a strong army, which is another result of a good centralized rule. If the leaders of Persepolis felt that it was necessary to make a statement with their structures, then it means that…

3 ) Paragraph comparing the emigration experiences in Persepolis and Good Muslim Boy Religion plays a major role for both Marjane and Osamah as they both had a religion they followed. Marjane lived a more avant garde lifestyle in the safezone of Iran and Osamah lived in the Iran-Iraqi border as a poor boy. Osamah as a child spend his time under the direct effects of war and boombings, losing a family member first hand and when he moved to Iran he was treated as a lesser kid as people tended to…