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    Persepolis Humour Essay

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    The Iranian Revolution may not seem like the ideal situation for humour to be applied, but humour is seen often in Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel Persepolis; a book retelling Satrapi’s childhood during the revolution. Although her story is littered with the tragedy and brutality of oppression and war, the horrors she experienced are often combined with funny moments that seem impossible in her situation. The premise of humour may seem out of place in a graphic novel about a terrible time, the…

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    The book Persepolis tells the story of young Marjane Satrapi and her experience during the Islamic Revolution. Starting at ten years old, she endured things that are incomprehensible to most others. Marjane Satrapi’s perspective in Persepolis affected her view of religion, her loss of innocents, and her knowledge on social classes. Throughout her journey, Marjane gained knowledge on many serious topics; completely transforming her childhood into somewhat of a nightmare. Loss of innocence is…

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    with “fundamentalism, fanaticism, and terrorism,” (introduction) In Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi disproves preconceptions of Iranian culture through the use of illustrations in a graphic novel format. First written in French, Satrapi’s graphic novel is set in Iran during the Iranian Revolution, and tells the story of Satrapi’s childhood, through her childhood self, “Marji.” In the graphic novel Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi incorporates religious icons to suggest a loss of individuality leads to…

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    development. It is difficult to maneuver through this time under "average" circumstances. However in The Complete Persepolis, the author Marjane Satrapi recounts her childhood spent in Iran during the Iranian Revolution, her teen years spent in Austria in asylum from the Iran-Iraq War, and her return to Iran after gaining global perspective. Throughout the graphic novel Marjane is required to adapt to her ever-changing environment. Through her experience with a different culture, she acquired a…

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    Persepolis by noted graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi explores the topic of Iran 's politics . Infamous for its use of symbolism and gripping narration through the eyes of young Marjane. The reader sees Iran in a new light free of the Western centric bias. The argument that Satrapi makes through Persepolis is that the Political Regime affects Iranian citizens in many ways. The Islamic Regime impacts the citizens religion, the general population, and lastly their education. Firstly ,the…

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    Childhood In Persepolis

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    Persepolis is a graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi that examines the childhood of a young girl in Iran during the 1980’s. This story provides an alternative perspective of the events of the Islamic revolution and the war to follow. This paper seeks to prove the importance of Marjane’s childhood perspective when expressing her view of an alternative Iran. Marjane uses the innocence of childhood to expresser point of view. Iran is commonly thought of as an Islamic majority country. In an…

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    The stories we read throughout the semester were amazing and I’ve chosen to compare and contrast Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (2003), and Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat (1994). These stories have many similarities, for example, they both tell a story of two young girls who are sent away from their native homeland due to the traumatic events they were being exposed to. Satrapi writes this non-fiction graphic novel to tell us about her memories when she was 10 years old growing up in…

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    encapsulated this concept in particular was Marjane Satrapi, the author of Persepolis. Born in Tehran, Iran in 1969, Marjane Satrapi was subjected to a variety violence that broke out during the Iran-Iraq (1980-1988) and the Iranian Revolution (1979-present.) The plethora of mass murders and attacks ultimately led to Satrapi being sent to Vienna to continue her studies at the age of 14. In 2000, Satrapi published her graphic novel,…

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    The author, Marjane Satrapi, writes to portray the role of women and their femininity during the New Regime. Persepolis is written during the Islamic Revolution of 1979 in Iran. The novel is written to illustrate how the Islamic Revolution leads to change culture and society in Iran. “In 1997 a revolution took place. It was later called The Islamic revolution.” (Satrapi 3) Satrapi writes how during the Islamic Revolution it was a difficult time for families, but mostly for the women. Persepolis…

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    Growing up constantly living in fear doesn’t sound too fun, does it? Well, in Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi, the author and main character describes her personal experiences during the Iranian Revolution, a violent revolution with bombs being dropped daily, which happened when she was only a little girl. In doing so, she accurately represents nationalism, revolution, and political awareness. Nationalism is shown multiple times throughout Persepolis. Nationalism is a patriotic feeling, principle,…

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