Marjane Satrapi

If God Wills It Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novel that tells the story of young girl’s life during the Islamic Revolution in Iran that began in 1979. Marjane Satrapi is a furious girl who always says what she believes in. Iran and Iraq have been at war since 1980 and MJ’s uncle, Taher, is devastated that he has to send his 14 year old son to Holland to protect him from going to war. The decision to save his son is now killing him, Taher has had two heart attacks since he sent his…

Conflicts of Persepolis Persepolis is a story based upon the life and coming to age of Marjane Satrapi. Through out the story, Marjane and the people around her face many conflicts such as war and oppression. The author, whom is also the main character, utilizes external, interpersonal, and internal conflicts to create multiple themes around society and women. The anecdote begins in the 1970's where Marjane is a young girl living among her family in Iran. The first major external conflict is…

book, Persepolis, the Iranian Revolution changes the perspective of Marjane Satrapi on her religion, danger, and nationalism. Due to these changes, Marjane’s youth and innocence go away. Throughout the book, Marjane Satrapi is seen as this young girl that is affected deeply in many ways by the iranian revolution. One of the things that is affected the most due to the revolution is her religion. At the beginning of the book, Marjane is shown as this strong young girl who wants to become a…

The Complete Persepolis relates the story of Marjane Satrapi, an Iranian woman growing up in the center of the Iranian revolutionary movement, who since a young age saw the horror of the war herself and got involved in the ideologies of the opposition side. The style and figurative language she utilizes to present this autobiography highlights the reality of wartime in Iran and describes society’s ways of living before and after the insurgency. This graphic novel depicts Satrapi’s autobiography…

“It was the beginning of war.” (Satrapi 71). Throughout this war, the author, Marjane Satrapi, flashes back in time to show the reader her perspective for the duration of Iran’s treacherous revolution and war. In Persepolis, the author Marjane Satrapi tells her story through a young, rebellious, Iranian woman's point of view. In the unique point of view of Satrapi, she expresses her own opinions and views on themes such as religion, social classes, and danger in Iran. Her personal perspective on…

In Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, Dai Sijie's Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, and Alice Munro's Boys and Girls, the young girls in each writing live in different cultures and parts of the world, but all the girls face gender discrimination in their own home or country and choose to rebel against the stereotypical norms. Marjane, The Little Seamstress, and the girl from boys and girls live in a time era and places that don't except strong, willful women. With the help of there family or…

While discussing Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, with my classmates during the interactive oral, I found the many forms of exile represented in the novel very interesting. For example, while traditional examples of exile were frequently represented (i.e. how Satrapi’s Uncle Anoosh exiled himself to Russia in order to escape the Shah’s army (57/3,4)), many non-traditional forms of exile where it is more abstract, and not necessarily a person sent from a place. One example of this form of exile is…

Satrapi is unable to call any place but Iran home. A home to most people, including Satrapi, is a place where one is born and raised. With that said, both Austria and France simply cannot compare to Iran. This is because no matter how long Satrapi lives in either country, or how much she studies and learns about the cultures, she will never have the same memories or experiences that a native has. Through both the interviews with Bookslut and Asia Society, as well as her graphic novel Persepolis,…

Marjane and Nujood The authors of both The Complete Persepolis and I am Nujood write about places where women have little or no freedom. Women in Iran and Yemen are supposed to behave a certain way and do not get as many choices as men. Also, women are not given a good education or expected to have a job. Plus, they do not have any religious freedom. Everyone is expected to believe in whatever God their countries worship. Marjane Satrapi and Nujood Ali, the main characters, are both living in…

In the book Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, her childhood memories explain the difficulties within society. Although there were many changes, students were separated by gender due to the Islamic Revolution. Boys were in one room while girls were in another. Many students were not able to see each other. Most girls in the panel were depressed or upset. On the other hand, the boys seemed content. Girls were forced to wear veils. In this chapter, The Veil, Martyrs come into the town and tear down…