Persepolis, By Marjane Satrapi, And Things Fall Apart

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic memoir about her childhood moments up to her adolescent years in Iran, which occurs during and after the Islamic Revolution. Satrapi starts off her story by introducing Marji and her views of religion. In doing so, Satrapi reveals the importance of religion as it is the first thing mentioned about herself. However, as the story unfolds, religion acquires a negative connotation due to its impact on her life. In this novel, Satrapi allows the reader to use religion as a guide through her transition from youth to maturity- the process of finding her true identity.

Persepolis focuses on major themes like Feminism, Freedom, Religion, War, and Culture. Although this book is about Marjane Satrapi a young girl who lived her childhood in Iran from the 1980’s which was during the Iran revolution, where at a young age she’s already opened up to a warfare environment. This book can be interpreted differently based on the reader’s location, history background with Iran, and the differences in government. In this essay we would be comparing the readers from Iran vs. America.

To understand and obey any law forcing individuals to change their way of life causes resistance. In the graphic novel Persepolis, although she effectively remembers those who suffered, Marjane Satrapi excels in showing Iranians as very ordinary but interesting people. Satrapi illustrates their normalcy through everyday activities and responses to their situation. Although Persepolis is a graphic novel, it portrays issues of politics through the innocence of a child.

Marjane Satrapi‘s graphic novel Persepolis is an autobiography that depicts her childhood up to her early adult years in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. Throughout the novel Satrapi incorporates character development, religion, and the conflict of freedom vs. confinement in order to develop a greater appreciation between two opposing eastern and western cultures.

Iran’s conflict between modernism and fundamentalism can be seen in the novel’s focus on the political prisoners. Marji encounters various men that were incarcerated for holding extreme leftist views, including her uncle, and the consequences they faced. In the chapter “The Heroes” Marji is exposed to the various torture methods induced to make the prisoners betray others who shared their discontent. This can be seen when Marji’s father asks about Ahmadi and Siamk, the newly freed prisoner, tells them, “… Ahmadi was assassinated. As a member of the guerrillas, he suffered hell” (54). In making this comment, Ahmadi shows the intensity with which fierce opponents were persecuted. Additionally, the never ending arrests and deaths of these political opponents show the

Persepolis is a film in 2007 which is based on Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel. This story is about Marjane life from young to adult. Persepolis refers to a city’s name. it is a story of Marjane growing in Iran after the Islamic Revolution. Persepolis also is written based on Marjane experience because she grew up Tehran, in a family which involved in communist and socialist movements in Iran during revolution. She writes the story mostly from her opinions and values that she observe from child. This story contains political and historical value which is very useful to everyone.

Persepolis is an autobiography written by Marjane Satrapi. Written might be considered a wrong word, it would be more appropriate to say drawn rather than written as it is a graphic novel. In this book Marjane tells the heartbreaking story of growing up in Iran during the war between Iran and Iraq. She tells the story of growing up during this war and follows her through her complete childhood. She wrote the book in 2000 when she was 30 years old. It was such a huge success she wrote the book Persepolis 2 in 2004. The books were originally written in French, but were later translated. Noticeably it is listed as number five on the list of best nonfiction books of the decade. The story she tells allows the reader a rather original point of view on these harsh times. This book had, and still has, a huge impact on its readers, due to what is expressed in this story. This interest is only enlarged by

“Persepolis” is an autobiographical graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi that shows her childhood in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. (Wikipedia). The book was originally published in 2000, and translations later published in 2003, 2004, and 2005. (Wikipedia). The book was made into a film, co-directed by Marjane. She also directed three more movies after. (Garvin, Kerry). I chose this book because I wasn’t familiar with the topic and never heard stories about the Islamic revolution. I also thought it was really cool how it was made into a comic book and even a major motion picture. The topic was really intriguing because the topic was hardly talked about and the author personally experienced the whole thing and I got to see her point of view during it. The fact that the author was actively involved during the whole war and got to write it down and turn it into a comic book makes it more fun and exciting to read.

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novel illustrating Satrapi, as a young girl growing up in Iran during the 1980’s. Satrapi shares her story while growing up in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution and the war with Iraq. From ages six to fourteen she shows and tells about the changes she endured during the revolution and war. The changes included her beliefs, social life and family.

Writers use characters to represent their alienation from their cultural and social values. This is seen in Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi who talks about her story of growing up in Iran during revolutions and war time. In the novel, it’s clearly seen that Marji doesn’t belong to the society she lives in. In the first chapter, ‘’The Veil’’, we can clearly notice with the first two panels that she is different. In a class photo, she is sitting on the far left and we can’t see her. This photo can be seen as symbolism. It symbolizes the alienation of Marji from that religious society. It’s also presented in a way that makes readers think that she’s not with them or doesn’t want to be with them. This creates the idea of « this is me » and « here are others ». First two panels are also effective to create a good setting for readers. It helps us to have an idea of Marjane not being happy to be with others and is not happy at all to wear the

“Persepolis” By Marjane Satrapi is a book that resonates huge moral beliefs and values to me. Here we have a girl that is growing up on the middle of the pre and post revolution. This is the time where the is a growing tension between political climax, liberals, are now being detained, prosecuted, and punished at extreme measures so the government can prove their hierarchy. Marj is very big on politics as her parents are, so it isn’t a surprise that Marj felt the need to stand up for her own belief and rebel to the oppression as much as possible. Growing up, Marj was expelled from a few schools because of her values.

Persepolis is an autobiography by the author Marjane Satrapi that tells us and teaches us all about her childhood up to her early adult years. This autobiography all takes place in Iran before and during the Islamic Revolution. Marjane Satrapi writes about her own coming of age experience throughout her novel. Satrapi shares about her experiences living in Iran during the Islamic Revolution that took place during 1979 as a young girl. Satrapi also talks about living her life a certain way and having to live life by certain rules, and if you break these rules they put your life in danger. In the novels, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White follows the theme coming of age, this shows how the main characters in the novel learn from life experiences and traumatizing events that help one become stronger.

Persepolis is a book written by Marjane Satrapi. This book is about her childhood life and experience through the Islamic Revolution. This book can be read through Social Power Theory Lense. Throughout this book, Satrapi is trying to illustrate that people in power use money and class to influence and control another group of people by forcing their ideas onto them. Satrapi wants to express her feeling of how Social Power Theory influenced the Iranian people back in the 1979. Through the lense of Social Power Theory, power is being used to manipulate another group of people in the Iranian society in this book.

Persepolis, written by Marjane Satrapi, is a story of a young girl growing up in Iran during the 1980’s. The book is told is a comic strip format, which enables the reader to better visualize what is really occurring. The main character in the story is a girl named Marjane Satrapi. This book gives the reader a firsthand look into the life of a girl who is forced to grow up without any of the freedoms those in the United States take for granted.

The book “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi is an autobiographical graphic novel, in which the author illustrates her childhood and early adult years. When the reader takes a first look at the book, he can realize that it tells a real and authentic story from different aspects. Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran, the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of the war with Iraq.