Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

There were many different images that were portrayed in Persepolis, both written and in the pictures that she used in the story. Every image tells a different story, and when put together, they show the bigger picture. In Marjane Satrapi’s novel, she uses graphic images of the themes imperialism, social classes, and revolution to explain what happened in Iran during her childhood. Marjane Satrapi's use of graphic images within her entire book portrayed how imperialism has affected her life in…

Since the catastrophic events of September 11, 2001 the United States and indeed most of the western world has had something of parlous relationship with Islam. The imminent threat of Islamic extremism has placed the West on egg shells. The recent rise of Donald Trump and his nativist rhetoric has only added to the tension. A recent Brookings Institute poll revealed that 61 percent of Americans hold an unfavorable attitude towards Muslims. Ali Shariati, maintains that there are two types of…

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…

Dr. Golkar’s article “Manipulated Society” delves into the study of state manipulation of the population in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This manipulation is used to protect the regime from the “threat from below” where the general public mobilizes and rises up against the state. He points to the Arab Spring as an example of the threat that this poses to non-democratic regimes. This manipulation involves three main components: Manipulation of the mind, manipulation of the body, and…

“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…

The life in Iran during Reza Shah’s tenure was full of inequity, harshness and cruelty. This period affected not only the local population, but also the Armenian community. Both “Persepolis” and “The Armenian Community of Tabriz” are bright examples of how indigenous people and unwelcomed non-natives suffered from the decisions that government made. As Satrapi brings up in “Persepolis”, her early childhood was spent in an easygoing way. She was brought up in a well-to-do family. She had mother,…

From the book “The Complete Persepolis” by Maryjane Satrapi. “It had been four years since I had such a well-stocked store, the first Aisle I headed was the one with scented detergents, we couldn’t find them in Iran anymore’’. This quote has moved me because it reminds me the suffering and hardship of the people. Most of the country today were still living in the poverty and unhealthy lifestyles. Maryjane could not believe what she has seen in Vienna store a place she can buy whatever she wants.…

Persepolis Photo Essay Photography is an art of observation, it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them. In the book Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi, the author, represents Iran through her young adolescent eyes. Marjane precisely portrays Iran throughout the book. Through certain images we may receive an enhanced representation of Iran by the revolution, imperialism, nationalism, social classes and religion. This photograph captures a group of…

(set in Iran) recounts the enduring story of these amazing people and those who suffer under their greatness hunt, focusing on the loss of identity and the effects of forced assimilation through the life and ventures of one fictional but legitimate Reza Pejman Khourdi. The main sufferers are the Kurds; indigenous peoples of the Middle East (primarily mountainous regions of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria) who remain one of the world’s largest ethnic…

British William D’Arcy being given concession to develop the industry, many countries saw interest in Iran. The fight for oil began, and continued even after the Majlis nationalized the industry in 1951 with the help of the newly elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. Mossadegh was at first considered not a threat by the United States, but because of the ongoing fear of communism during the Cold War the view on Mossadegh shifted radically. This shift in views in the United States leads to…