Iranian Embassy Siege

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…

Operation Ajax was a 1953 Iranian coup d'état supported by the United States with the goal of overthrowing a democratically elected government in Iran and replacing that government with a king. Operation Ajax should not have taken place because the Iranian people were not happy with this government, overthrew it, and replaced it with an Islamic fundamentalist theocracy that does not support human rights in Iran and considers America the Great Satan. Mohammad Mosaddegh was an Iranian politician…

up in a very modern Iranian household during the Iran-Iraq war. Her family eventually decides that they aren’t going to leave Iran but that it would be best if Marjane went to another country where she can get a proper education and be free. Satrapi uses the motif of family throughout the story to show how her freedom comes at a cost. When Marjane is out with her friends she tells a man that she is French when he asks her where she is from. She doesn't tell him she is Iranian because she is…

After watching Middle of Nowhere, I was deeply moved by the strong female characters and powerful narrative techniques that make that piece so special. For my narrative analysis, I will be choosing the animated film adaptation of the graphic novel, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. Premise Set in 1970s Iran, Marjane or “Marji” Satrapi witnesses through her life the defeat of the Shah, the birth of Islamic fundamentalism, injustices faced by her loved ones, and the rebirth of a new Iran. After…

The book Persepolis tells the story of young Marjane Satrapi and her experience during the Islamic Revolution. At ten years old, she is very naive and innocent at the beginning of this war, but it soon gives her knowledge on more serious topics of discussion. Marjane Satrapi’s perspective in Persepolis affected her view on religion, her loss of innocents, and her knowledge on social classes. Loss of innocence is something that everybody goes through, but having it occur at ten years old is rare…

Persepolis-Marjane Survived! In what ways has your family influenced the way you grew up or what you wanted to do in the future? Marjane’s family had different beliefs than the dictator and took action by rebelling on the streets. Marjane’s family influenced her on what to believe in and how to stand up for what she wanted. Throughout Persepolis, the beliefs of Marji’s family set a path for Marji to mature into a rebellious person. Marjane was taught to rebel against the king’s religious beliefs…

Both “Persepolis” and “The Armenian Community of Tabriz” are presenting the life in Iran during Reza Shah’s reign. However, each passage has its unique approaches and sides that sometimes correspond to each other. Both Satrapi and Gregorian are demonstrating their childhood period. Although it took place in the same period, there are also some differences in their early childhood, lifestyle, financial status and household accommodation. Satrapi’s early childhood was spent in an easygoing way.…

The Iranian Revolution led to the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was supported by the USA by Ayatollah Khomeini, who led the mass movement against the Shah and was backed by various leftist and student organizations. It resulted to the end of 2500 years of monarchy in Iran and the establishment of an 'Islamic Republic'. The political developments were welcomed by the USSR since it gave them an edge over the USA for political control in the middle east.…

charred skull of a dead American soldier. The soldier had been sent with other U.S. troops to Tehran, Iran, on a mission to rescue sixty-six Americans being held hostage in the United States embassy known as ‘Operation Eagle Claw’ ” (Sarri, 1). On November 4, 1979, 3,000 Iranian students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took more than sixty Americans hostage. In October 1979, President Carter allowed the exiled leader, Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, to enter the U.S. for treatment of…

Marjane Satrapi was born in Iran in 1969 and grew up in Tehran during the Iranian Revolution. This would later play a major role in the creation of her graphic memoir. When she was 14 she had gotten expelled from her French-language school for hitting a principal whom asked her to stop wearing jewelry to school. She was then sent to a school in Vienna, Austria. She returned to Iran at age 18 from Austria to attend college. After a short marriage and divorce Satrapi moved to France and had her…