Marjane Satrapi

and North Carolina at the 2016 NCAA Tournament.Male vs. Female Roles Based on the novel, Persepolis By Marjane Satrapi, the roles of males and females played a huge part in marjane's life and the revolution. Males and Females were treated differently because the government saw male and woman in different views. In addition, the characters who played a part in the female roles were Marjane, who is the main character, and her mother. Also, the roles for the males were the boys who joined the…

traits that motivate them to rebel and take action against the regime's rules and standards. In order to depict the growth of these female characters, Alvarez and Satrapi depict the characters moments of weakness and doubt. By emphasizing on these moments, Alvarez and Satrapi were able to create…

In Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, has emotions shown from the main character express in several ways. The author uses the panel design to express what emotion the character is in and how important it means in the novel. She has several emotional state to express for the character, and does it in similar ways of letting the audience know that the character emotion is significant. Some of the noticeable emotions Satrapi displays the character in are depression, hopeless, and anger situation. Some…

Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novel, Persepolis, tells the story of the author’s childhood and early teenage years before, during, and after the Islamic Revolution. The novel depicts how the revolution dramatically impacts Satrapi’s life as Iran transforms from a relatively progressive society, under the absolute leadership of the Shah, to a society governed by Islamic fundamentalists. But Satrapi’s graphic novel is more than a coming of age narrative; it is also a rebuttal against…

There are few things that traditional western culture values more than protecting the innocence of a child. It is not often considered, but many go to great lengths to guard this intangible element of childhood. “The Shabbat”, an excerpt from Marjane Satrapi’s graphic memoir Persepolis, chronicles young Satrapi’s loss of innocence in a terrible way. This comic tells the story of a little Iranian girl who is living through the Islamic Revolution, all from a first-person retrospective point of…

considered the author’s voice. Marjane Satrapi whom is the talented author for, “The Shabbat”, choose this as her style for this particular short story. While this short story is based on real events that occurred, it adds a new perspective to those events. Satrapi choose to use the graphic fiction style for her short story while also adding a frightened but loving tone to the short story. Within the story one would be filled with multiple emotions as they would…

terrorist religion, while another can view Islam as a peaceful religion. Neither perspective is wrong of Islam because perspective can be influenced by environment, personal experience, society, family, and a variety of other factors. This is why Marjane Satrapi’s unique influences affect her perspective on how she portrays imperialism, social classes, and revolution in her life and the book Persepolis. This photograph shows the United States and Europe taking the natural resources out of…

(2007) feature a flower moving across the screen, travelling through the different places depicted during the titles. This quite simple feature helps to introduce the audience to the main premise of the film - moving; mobility; change and growth. Marjane Satrapi’s film debut Persepolis (2007), made together with Vincent Paronnaud, is an autobiography based on Satrapi’s similarly titled graphic novel. This French-Iranian animated film deals with the subject of change, displacement and mobility.…

Women for ages have been seen to be beneath men. They believe women do not have the capability to handle men positions and make rules. They see women as marriage material and mothers. In The Epic of Gilgamesh and in Persepolis women status are clear. They are considered less important and powerful compared to men. However, in both stories women are a great value in the world. They are powerful, nurturing, and temptation. In the stories these feminine qualities are displayed and the overall…

that a person is making decisions, solemnly based on what they believe in. The decision that they make is very much influenced by external factors surrounding them. The novels To Kill A Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee; Persepolis, written by Marjane Satrapi and Romeo and Juliet written by Shakespeare all demonstrate how many decisions made by the characters in the novels were influenced by something or someone surrounding them. External factors such cultural norms, family opinions and society…