Culture of Iran

Modern revolutions have an almost archetypal pattern in which the popular masses overthrow an ancient, dogmatic totalitarian regime in favour of a more liberal and secularist political system. It is therefore of little wonder that the Iranian Revolution in 1979 received immense interest – and also became a subject of incredulity, perhaps – when the people deposed of the pro-Western Shah of the Pahlavi Dynasty and his constitutional monarchy only to be subjected to Ayatollah Khomeini’s…

Hosseini became fascinated by the stories of Classical Persian poetry that it sparked his passion for writing. Later on the author’s father was posted to Afghan’s embassy in Tehran Iran, and Hosseini used this opportunity to enrich his knowledge on the traditions of Classical Persian literature that both Afghanistan and Iran have in common. Hosseini was inspired by the foreign movies and novels that he watched and read, mainly Indian and U.S (both…

1.The significance in the setting in Perseplois, tells the reader the mood, attitude, and nature of the story. Physical setting takes place in Iran. Temporal setting is during a culture revolution; “In 1979 a revolution took place. It was later called ‘The Islamic Revolution’.” Social environment takes its role as the people of Iran protest and object the transition taking place in their homeland; “Things started to degenerate. The Army shot at them. And they threw stones at the army.” The…

religion imposed by the new mode from the mode. But there is in this independence also a back which brightly illustrates (even in black-and-white comic book) a cultural and moral difference between the East and the West. Europe seeming from unsuccessful Iran a saving ark in reality was unclear, full of prejudices and cynicism. Where Satrapi's family tried to find happiness for the growing-up daughter, Marjane waited for heavier disappointments: in love, in people, in new ideals.…

Intro: The history or Islamic ornamental design is a very rich and complex one. Islamic art, specifically ornamental art found on Islamic architecture, is symbolic of not only the aesthetic trends of Islamic culture but is reflective of the Quran and its poetic descriptions and symbolic stories. When specifically looking at buildings like the Alhambra, one can see that the Nasrid artists embellished the building in three specific ways: the carving of stylized foliage; the use of tiles to form…

Russia can be seen with an abundance of Communist tendencies, especially in the days of the Cold War and Joseph Stalin. Communism is often denoted by authoritarian leaders and cruelty, both of which Russia had during this time period of the USSR. The Cold War was a reaction by the United States to the spread of Communism as based in Russia or the Soviet Union, as it was known in those times. Beginning around 1947 and spanning to the early 1990’s, the Cold War was not so much as a war, but more…

and had the freedom to extract all the Iranian oil that they pleased. This maddened my grandfather, and his level of anger would rise in this part of the story. He would scream, “They are stealing from us, they are stealing from us.” The people of Iran watched their Shah and these British businessmen become…

Finding my way as an American It was during the Iran revolution, when my dad sent me and my brothers to America for education opportunity and to escape all the religious uprisings. The government and people in Iran were overthrowing the shah at the time and were trying to replace the dynasty with an Islamic Republic. My dad wanted me out of there as soon as possible, In order to stay safe and receive a good education. It was so sad to see my home country die out and put so many innocents that…

revolution through the eyes of young Marjane. As each character is introduced, the reader sees the relationships between Marjane and the character to develop important ideas and themes. The author give insight on growing up in Iran and give the reader a different perspective of Iran. Persepolis shows the dangers of what could happen if you let others opinions dictate you. Persepolis also shows that each and every person has a story no matter where they come from and each person has something to…

In her autobiographical graphic novel, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, Marjane Satrapi tells of her childhood during the Islamic Revolution and the subsequent Iran-Iraq War. She lived in Tehran, Iran’s capital city, and was ten years old when the Shah fled Iran to escape the revolution. The 1979 revolution overturned the existing political order, thus creating what appeared to be an atmosphere for idealized social change and progress. The revolution was situated unquestionably in Marxist…