Marjane Satrapi

revolution. Everyone followed, except Marjane complaint to her friend about the teacher was easy to change and have no faith. However, she was reported by her classmate for her unintentional comments. After that, her classmate and the teacher all showed dissatisfaction on their face. Marjane did not realize about her language at the first time and showed an innocent expression on her face. Then she got punishment by the angry teacher. In these panels, Satrapi shows us another example that…

Children in War In this panel from Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, Marji is at a party with her friends having a great time not aware of what is happening out on the front lines to child soldiers. Growing up in a time of war can affect children’s views on what’s right or wrong through the government's actions. On page 102, Satrapi depicts child soldiers dying on the front lines with keys around their necks. The government gave these children keys saying that if they were lucky enough to die…

Elahi states “Satrapi depicts her young self as performing identity through bricolage, appropriation, borrowing, and mixture of European and North American styles” which shows the beginning stages of her rebellious attitude towards the strict moral codes in Iran. Elahi suggests that Satrapi “mimics” Western culture and tries to find a balance in the identity of Western and Islamic world views, as he calls…

In the memoir, “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi, the author’s grandmother advises her to, “keep your dignity and be true to yourself”. The author then departs Iran and spend four years in Vienna trying to find her true self while keeping her roots from back home. This becomes a challenge since she faces discriminatory acts alone, without her parents. While Marjane was alone in the Catholic boarding house, during the winter she decided to join the nuns watching “Inspector Derrick” while she ate a…

From "The Complete Persepolis “by Marjane Satrapi". “After four years living in Vienna, here I Am back in TEHRAN, From the moment I arrived at the Mehrabad airport and caught sight of the first customs agent, I immediately felt the repressive air of my country” The quotes puzzle me in a way that I felt so bad about the Iranian women oppressed. Marjane was not happy that she returns to her country, because of the humiliation of wearing the veil. The first custom she was relating a was a male,…

who do not even believe in religion. For example Marjane had been known by her friends only because of her sexual life experiences. This indicates that a woman who has had sex before marriage is basically a whore which is a colossal wrong statement and stereotype. Another example that shows stereotyping after Islamic Revolution, is when people in Iran looked at women who wore veil as the Fundamentalist woman. In the first episode of Persepolis Marjane pointed out the way society looked at women…

and Men by John Steinbeck, and Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. The fictional novella Of Mice and Men - based in 1930’s California during the Depression - demonstrates the struggles of adversity through the characters Curley’s Wife and Crooks, and the non-fictional story of Persepolis – a story narrating the author’s childhood during the Islamic Revolution during the 1980’s in Iran – displays the theme of adversity through the antagonist author, Marjane. In addition to the difficulties each…

punished if didn’t do so. In the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, she describes how one day her mother did not wear her veil out in public and was confronted by a group of fundamentalist men. They harassed and threatened her because she was not wearing the veil (Satrapi,14). Marjane also was confronted by fundamentalist women for wearing tight pants, a jean jacket, and a Michael Jackson pin that were considered "too punk" (Satrapi,15). By law if you were caught inappropriately dress…

Culture describes a people’s way of life. Through the whole of attitudes, ethics, ambitions, and practices shared by individuals in a society, people create a community that acts as one. Cultures reflect the moral and ethical beliefs and standards that describe how people should behave and interact with others. Nonetheless, problems occur in communities when a clash of cultures transpires, or when individuals in close contact exhibit varied beliefs. In any community, a multitude of cultures…

because the Iranian regime believed him to be a spy. Uncle Anoosh teaches Marjane much about the world. He also gives her a swan carved out of bread, which is a lot nicer than a swan made from origami paper (because you can probably eat it). Marji grows very close to Uncle Anoosh, and she takes it very hard when he is executed. Eventually, Marjane's parents decide that Iran is not the place for the daughter they've raised. Marjane is a girl who is headstrong, independent, and outspoken. Her…