Iranian Women In Persepolis

countries in this world. Iran was once among those nations in which liberty was supported. However, after the Iranian Revolution in the late 1970’s, a new theocracy was formed, and it deprived the Iranian women of their precious freedom. In the memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi and the graphic novel Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi, the lives of the Iranian women after the Iranian Revolution are illustrated to inform people of what they are going through. The text and the graphic novel both

Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel Persepolis published in 2003, introduces readers to the lifestyle Iranians lived in the 1980s when political, and religious conflict in Iran began with the start of the Islamic Revolution. In the beginning of the graphic novel we see ten year old Marji, the protagonist of the story. Marji is seen wearing a veil like her fellow classmates. It is clear to the readers that Marji and her friends do not like wearing the veil because they are seen using the veil in a manner

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood is a graphic novel written and designed by Marjane Satrapi, a native of Iran, which outlines her youth and interpretation of the country before, during, and after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Many topics are conveyed within the comic, some being the root of controversy concerning Iran as an Orient from a western perspective. These topics include the history of Iran and politics, Islam from an ideological perspective, the oppression of women with the hijab,

to the graphic novel Persepolis provides a better understanding of the underlying meanings by showing that the struggles of the characters in the novel were not only an individual struggle, but also a class struggle (Meyer).

there has been countless movements of women fighting for equal political, social and domestic status against men and to end discrimination based on gender (Scholastic). In Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi uses the circumstances of Iranian Revolution (also known as the Islamic Revolution) to present how women disobey traditional standards to stand up for themselves. The novel tells the tale of Marjane, a young Iranian girl, who is growing up during and after the Iranian Revolution. Marjane represents the

gender? In Iran, women are nowhere equal to men. Women are forbidden to leave their houses without covering themselves and asking permission of the man of the house, even her son. Once outside they must hide their hair, faces, and the rest of their body with clothing, or else they are seen as immoral. Although the hijab is used to cover their hair and personality, some Iranian women still find a way to personalize their style. Throughout history, the hijab has been worn by Iranian women for cultural

Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis is a vivid coming-of-age graphic memoir that chronicles the author’s varied experiences growing up during and after the nineteen seventy-nine Islamic revolution in Iran. In her introduction to Persepolis, Marjane explains her reasons for writing the novel, claiming that Iran was not only a country of “fundamentalism, fanaticism, and terrorism” (Satrapi, introduction) and she hoped that by sharing her personal stories of Iran she would humanize the country to her western

The Iranian author of Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi, narrates a Bildungsroman showing her growth and development in Iran, as well as a memoir, showing the historical events in Iran. She discusses historical events like the Islamic revolution in 1979, which made it compulsory for the Iranian females to wear veils. Satrapi’s life story is mainly set in Iran, where she shows readers the strict, controlling and oppressive government the Iranians live under as well as the importance of clothing and body

of Oppression: Forming an Identity in Persepolis Every person is unique. However, there are many similar parts that go into creating every person’s identity. Of course, there is the biology, the genetics. Then there are outside forces, the nurturing of a person. When trying to form an identity, there are numerous outside factors that contribute, such as gender, culture, and environment. For Marji, the protagonist of the Persepolis series, being an Iranian woman is absolutely a factor that featured

In Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel, Persepolis, the effects of revolution and women’s suffrage shapes Satrapi’s individualism and the way she writes Persepolis. However, these effects could also be the reasoning for conformity throughout the nation and her graphic novel. Satrapi uses symbols such as veiling, her rebellious actions as a teen and culture to show originality. Veiling could of meant various things to women in Iran in the 1970s, some would say Satrapi does not show any significance to

“The revolution is like a bicycle. When the wheels don’t turn, it falls” (Satrapi, Persepolis 10). Just like any other trend out there, displaying actions supporting a trend can lead it to great success. But, if people do not support this trend, it will eventually die out and will once be a faint memory in someone’s mind. The people of Iran during the Iranian revolution had dealt with this idea when the Shah had taken over the throne until 1979. Many citizens of Iran, were faced with the fact that

“Persepolis: The Iranian Revolution’s Effects” According to RFE/RL, Inc., women could receive up to 74 lashes for not respecting the Islamic public dress code. This public dress code requiring women to wear veils that cover their hair/body was put into effect after the Iranian Revolution. However, this is just one result of the revolution. Many changes occurred that affected all of the people in Iran, not just women. In the graphic novel Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, by Marjane Satrapi

of the text for analysis: Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi Part of the course to which the task refers: Part 3: Literature – text and context My critical response will: • briefly outline the limitations and control of freedom during the revolution • discuss the implementation of feminism on the Iranian women • reflect on the effects and damages of the war • consider two different interpretations from readers of different culture, Iran and Australia Written Task 2 Persepolis is a graphic book illustrated

that is best to accentuate his or her desired theme. For example, in Persepolis, Satrapi builds onto the main idea of how atrocious the Iranian government was by showing the endless restrictions

Captivity and freedom are the main themes of Persepolis. It shown throughout the whole novel in a way that the reader will be able to notice. The way Marjane Satrapi uses Captivity and Freedom in Persepolis is in a set of rules for captivity and the civilians’ actions as freedom. The book starts off with captivity being when the girls were forced to wear the veils at school during the time when the Islamic Revolution first began. The Veil, to the females, was like a trap to them. A trap they could