Iranian Revolution

be the author marjane Satrapi, who goes through the revolution and the protests of 1979-1983. Satrapi has such a strong passion to go back to Iran because it is where she was born and raised, it is also a place of protection and she wants to be there for its historic milestones. The revolution and the protests where all for a democracy. Finally Iran got its democracy in 1979. Satrapi realizes that with everything she wrote against the Iranian government that it is unsafe for her there. If she…

In the early 1980’s a new bureaucracy emerged, evoking a massive change in the daily lives of Iranian women. New laws of the Islamic Revolution put women in the position of being worth “half of men” (in terms of murder blood money, witness testimony for trial, etc.) and required women to wear a mandatory veil in public under the threat of imprisonment. If they are not imprisoned, women are either fined or flogged. Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel, Persepolis: The Story of Childhood, chronicles…

social classes often oppose war. Lives are uprooted, and people’s lives are changed. Political unrest is a consequence of what happens when people live under a ruthless government. Mistreated, people will fight back for freedom in the form of a revolution against the oppressor. What is more, in history it shows people can not evolve during such chaos. A lot of lives are lost or ruined. In the texts Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, “The Colonel” by Carolyn Forche, and “War is Kind” by Stephen Crane…

with resistance, as Nader is the husband meaning he has the complete authority over any decision Simin makes. Simin wants to leave Iran with Termeh, her daughter, since she does not want her to "grow up in these circumstances," in that the current Iranian society positions women in low positions with limited autonomy over themselves. The law heavily resides in the hands of men, a recurring notion throughout the film. The conflict that ensues between Hadar and…

Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, is a graphic autobiography about growing up in Iran during the Islamic revolution in Tehran from age six to fourteen. This graphic novel contains several recurring visual symbols and icons. One of the most important of these symbols and icons in Persepolis is the symbol of God. God represents faith and Marji’s belief in what is said to her and how she perceives it. When God is present Marji is undoubtful that everything is alright. Marji's faith begins strong and…

being tortured. That is what drives me. That is what compelled me to carry on with this fight”(Interview With Shirin Ebadi). Out of the one hundred and four people to win the Nobel Peace Prize there have only been sixteen women. Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer and judge, who was awarded the prestigious Peace Prize in 2003 for her civil rights work, fighting for the rights of women and children in the Islamic Republic of Iran. ("Shirin Ebadi - Biographical.") Shirin Ebadi’s story teaches us to…

innocent ten-year-old Iranian girl who protested against the Islamic Revolution written by Marjane Satrapi. At first, Marjane wanted to become a prophet, therefore she began speaking to God in her dreams. During this time, the Shah is defeated, and a new Islamic government takes power. Her school becomes an all-girls school, and she is enforced to wear a veil. Gradually, Marjane and her parents understand that the government is becoming too forceful. Everyone who favored the revolution is now…

granted to foreigners which established the independence for Iran. He ruled for 16 years and provided much needed stability. He pursued a modern education, established the University of Iran and built roads and the Trans-Iranian Railway. For the first time in its history, Iranian students were dispatched to Europe. He was forced to abdicate rule to, Mohammad Reza Shah, his son, and died in exile in South Africa in…

the midst of the Iranian Revolution and knits together the turbulent history of Iran and Marjane’s turbulent life. Although devoid of color, the movie certainly does not lack in humor and charm. Growing up in Tehran, young Marjane (voiced by Gabrielle Lopes) is carefree and unstoppable, encouraged by her parents (voiced by Catherine Deneuve and Simon Abkarian) and applauded by her unapologetic grandmother (Danielle Darrieux). They are all caught off guard by the Islamic Revolution of 1978,…

Throughout the Middle East, there are a large number of countries that range from the wealthiest and educated, to the poorest and illiterate. For many people outside of the Middle East, the common assumption lies in the belief that prosperity and wealth are very progressive and liberal. However, this assumption is unfortunately not the case, because in countries such as Saudi Arabia; a very wealthy and educated state, tends to have very similar conservative and strict approach to woman’s rights…