Marjane Satrapi

who is stuck in a time period of much political turmoil in her country, Iran. Marjane Satrapi, the author and main character, has several struggles, including internal and external ones. Satrapi decided to portray her childhood struggles in a unique way. A graphic novel was an ideal format for Satrapi because her pictures and speech bubbles work together to communicate with the audience. For example, on page 71 Satrapi placed an image that draws a reader’s attention. The image occupies an entire…

Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis illustrates how living life in a state of war can cause people to resort to destructive behaviors that dehumanize others, particularly women. In Marguerite Abouet’s Aya: Life in Yop City, the character Aya represents the modern women who desires independence and values herself and her goals. Here, she is presented as distinct from her carefree friends who represent the character of how young women should act. Marjane in her teenage years also represents a young…

“Persepolis”, a graphic novel, which is written by Marjane Satrapi, tells the revolution in Tehran in 1980s.In this book, Satrapi records her childhood and things she undergoes, like revolution of down with the Shia, overthrowing the king, the war between Iran and Iraq, friends’ leaving, and separation or death of relatives. Satrapi’s independence and curiosity help her cope with the turmoil of growing up in the revolution. Independence helps Satrapi grow up in Iran during the revolution.…

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 being sent to Vienna to study and coming back home to Iran later in life, she comes to terms with the tumultuous complexities that face a young woman trying to find where she belongs and her true identity. Protagonist and Focalization In this film, Marjane…

Cultures from all across the globe differ by the types of government from which they’re lead by. One prime example of this can be seen in Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, where young Marjane grows up watching her beloved, modernized homeland get converted into a traditionalist Theocracy during the Iranian Revolution. This abrupt change in culture shows just how much influence the government has on culture in general. Throughout Marjane’s life several different aspects of the Iranian culture were…

Persepolis Perfect Paragraph One major theme in Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is feminism and a major symbol that connects to that theme is the veil. In the beginning of the novel, Marji tells us that they have started to make veils mandatory at school, and the girls do not like it, especially since the boys can wear whatever they want. The girls complain that it’s too hot and play around with it, throw it on the floor, and take them off many times. They’re supposed to wear the veil in order to…

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 her life as she grows up in post-revolutionary Iran. Satrapi employs comparison and contrast to illustrate the discrepancies between women and the law during this pivotal time in Tehran’s history. To begin, the novel opens with…

In the graphic novel, Persepolis, written by Marjane Satrapi, the truth and rebellion are both very significant in Marji's life. Since Marji is so young for the majority of the book, most people around her continuously tell her false information or leave out details in an effort to shield Marji from the horrors of the world around her. This affects Marji's life greatly because she does not understand everything that's happening, she believes there's only one correct way and doesn't understand…

The theme between Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi , Sixteen pictures of my father by Marion Winink, and An American Childhood by Annie Dillard have related themes which are self-identity and discomfort. Even today we live in a complex society and people are constantly changing mentally and emotionally and people’s actions are based on what they feel is right not what is right by nature or law. In Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi who grew up and adopted the Islamic culture because she was from Iran.…

occurs later in the chapter called, “The Wine”, in this chapter Marjane is watching her mother put up curtains over their windows in her living room and gets curious and decides to ask her mother what she’s doing. Her mother explains that, “The black curtains are to protect us from our neighbors”, and how, “A glimpse of what goes on in our house would be enough for them to denounce us!” (105).This is when it becomes clear to Marjane that not only does she have to fear the regime, she also has to…