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Persepolis is a graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi that examines the childhood of a young girl in Iran during the 1980’s. This story provides an alternative perspective of the events of the Islamic revolution and the war to follow. This paper seeks to prove the importance of Marjane’s childhood perspective when expressing her view of an alternative Iran. Marjane uses the innocence of childhood to expresser point of view. Iran is commonly thought of as an Islamic majority country. In an…

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…

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…

yet pivotal for learning, self-discovery, and development. It is difficult to maneuver through this time under "average" circumstances. However in The Complete Persepolis, the author Marjane Satrapi recounts her childhood spent in Iran during the Iranian Revolution, her teen years spent in Austria in asylum from the Iran-Iraq War, and her return to Iran after gaining global perspective. Throughout the graphic novel Marjane is required to adapt to her ever-changing environment. Through her…

herself has a strong sense of individuality that personifies them as being equivalent to the men who live in their society. In contrast, minor female characters, such as Marji’s teachers, emphasize the developing oppressiveness of society after the Iranian Revolution. Whereas many of the major female characters in the book manage to maintain their strong personalities and senses of individuality, the societal norms seen in the book unquestionably view women as inferiors. Particularly after the…

After reading the book Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, I have a lot to say about it. A lot of book reviewing places have similar things to my opinion to say about the book as well. According to Goodreads.com, “Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.” (Persepolis review para. 1) When I read the book for the first time, these were my exact thoughts. After reading it for the second or third time, the images were the…

shielded by childhood innocence, just to name a few, describe Marjane Satrapi character in Persepolis, a memoir describing the difficulties she faced adjusting to Islamic rule in Iran during the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Satrapi’s use of comics and dialogue effectively retells the hardships endured by the Iranian people during a process of revolution. Ultimately, Persepolis describes the clash of ideologies, modernism and fundamentalism, the way in which it reshaped Iran, and to what degree…

Persepolis Photo Essay In Marjane’s life, the shifting society around her and confusion within Iran have affected her social, political, and academic life. The trials and tribulations she’s experienced have shaped her into the person she is. As she grows and gets older, she learns more about the political issues within Iran. Marjane Satrapi portrays the process of awareness and acceptance within her book Persepolis through the themes of nationalism, the revolution, and the loss of innocence.…

In the book Persepolis, the story was about a ten years old girl call Majane. It's 1980 in Iran. During the Iranian Revolution, marjane as a little girl when though a lot of difficulty. Marjane's mother and father often attend political protests, kind of like a more violent African war, and support revolutionaries when they can, including many of Marjane's relatives, like Uncle Anoosh. I am from a small country in West Africa call Liberia. I will be expanding how Marjane’s life is similar…

The book Persepolis (2000) is memoir by Marjane(Marji) Satrapi and talks about her life challenges growing up in Iran during the 1980’s revolution of Islam. In the chapter The Sheep Marji learns that her hero, and beloved uncle, Anoosh has been executed as a Russian spy and she is heartbroken. The panel on page 71 is a depiction of her floating in space, all alone in her thoughts. When it seems like all hope is gone, you tend to feel lost and obsolete. This illustration of Marji explains the…