Marjane Satrapi

point of view of a little girl. That girl happens to 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…

picturized in the form of the feature animation film. The book of Marjane Satrapi the Persepolis. The book Persepolis is about freedom, equality and independence – ideals which should be born throughout all life, and, eventually, to give for them the expensive price. Book was written from the perspective of the small girl living in this hard times. Being already the young woman she left her native land forever, Marjane Satrapi turns the autobiography into history in pictures where the little…

affirmation that the narrator did Considering the strife of both protagonists Marjane from Persepolis and the narrator from Fight Club, the initial successes of both protagonists has ultimately led to a life of rebellious suffering after the initial thrill, and as each protagonist continued along their self-destructive path of rebellion, the saving grace known as death was the only end. Marjane was primed to be a rebellious spirit from the environment she grew up in with rebellious…

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi tells the story of Marjane’s life as she grows up in Iran during the Iranian revolution. In the beginning, Marjane is young and naive, not fully understanding the impact of the war. Throughout the graphic novel, she experiences a series of major life events, including moving to Austria and losing her beloved Uncle Anoosh. By the end of the graphic novel, however, these events have strengthened her, creating a strong, independent woman who knows the…

“Then came 1980: The year it became obligatory to wear the veil at school” (Satrapi, 3). Marjane Satrapi in the book Persepolis faces many difficulties in life during the Islamic Revolution. She is forced to lose her childhood innocence at a young age, face gender inequality like most if not all women in Iran at the time, and loses her faith in God due to the cruelty in the time of the revolution. At a young age children were separated by gender and the girls were forced to wear veils unlike the…

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to grow up in a revolution and live in fear of what’s going to happen next? Marjane Satrapi goes through this while she grows up in the Islamic Revolution.In her book Persepolis, Marjane goes through the process of accepting and being aware of her religion, her loss of innocence, and the danger going on throughout Iran. In the 1980’s Islam became very prominent in Iran. Due to everything becoming more religious, women had to wear veils. This image…

as a source of guidance and inspiration. This certainly rings true in two graphic novels: Maus: A Survivor’s Story, written by Art Spiegelman, and Persepolis, written by Marjane Satrapi. Maus tells the story of Vladek Spiegelman’s experience as a Polish Jew in the Holocaust. Persepolis, an autobiographical novel, follows Marjane, a religious young girl who has a passion for activism growing up during the Islamic Revolution. These two authors confront difficult themes using a medium that is often…

remember most vividly or events that changed their life in such a way. Persepolis, a memoir about a young Iranian girl, Marjane Satrapi, who grows up during the Islamic Revolution and goes through many experiences that shape her future and change her view on life. Although, there were many events that happen during that revolution that impacted Marjane and her family, Satrapi only decided to keep certain events in her memoir for a certain reason. Many people who are in tough situations, will…

Marjane Satrapi writes her autobiography, Persepolis with an omnipotent style. Every once and a while she lets it be known that she is both the author and the main character with quips and commentary on a situation. She especially takes advantage of this in foreshadowing how her relationship with Reza. One of the times she does this really stands out to me, “Apparently, her best friend wanted to go out with Reza… Unfortunately, we don’t always get what we want” (Satrapi 278). In this short…

told from Marjane’s point of view as a child, so Satrapi uses relatively simple and informal sentences. Since the novel encompasses complex “adult” issues, it would have been easy for the reader to forget that Marjane is only a child if Satrapi did not use syntax that constantly reminds the reader of Marjane’s age. Additionally, the sentence structure provides insight into Marjane’s character. For example, there are points in the novel where Marjane, trying to sound more mature, attempts complex…