Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis: The Story Of A Child
As the title reflects, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood is a narrative about a young child named Marjane. The book is seemingly innocent at first glance, but Marjane Satrapi lived in Iran at the height of the Iranian Revolution, which was a brutal regime. Just because Satrapi did not live in America or in censored conditions does not mean that students here should not be able to read her story. The United States prides itself on withholding freedom, but if students cannot read the books they please, how can the government claim to support such liberty. Moreover, in America there are generally hostile feelings towards those of Iranian descent. This resulted from the 9/11 attacks by Iranians in the 2001; therefore, It is more important now than ever to adapt a healthier outlook on these people. Among schools, a theme is shielding students from real
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Teaching on the American civil war, the Cold War, bloody massacres, and police brutality is already being done in American schools. Why, then, is it banned to learn about similar events in other nations? Students must have a clear world view through textual research in order to shape their growing minds and opinions on important topics. Also, Americans generally resent Iranians because they categorize them all as “terrorist” due to the 9/11 attacks done by extremist Iranians. If more students were permitted to read Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood they could see the normal behavior of Iranians, and since it is from the viewpoint of a child, they may learn to see Iranians in a new, more peaceful light.The Iranian Revolution was an event that cannot be changed nor taken back, therefore there is no point in reserving the book so that students can’t learn about this event that deeply affected
Teaching on the American civil war, the Cold War, bloody massacres, and police brutality is already being done in American schools. Why, then, is it banned to learn about similar events in other nations? Students must have a clear world view through textual research in order to shape their growing minds and opinions on important topics. Also, Americans generally resent Iranians because they categorize them all as “terrorist” due to the 9/11 attacks done by extremist Iranians. If more students were permitted to read Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood they could see the normal behavior of Iranians, and since it is from the viewpoint of a child, they may learn to see Iranians in a new, more peaceful light.The Iranian Revolution was an event that cannot be changed nor taken back, therefore there is no point in reserving the book so that students can’t learn about this event that deeply affected