Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis Reflection Due to Marjane’s Satrapi’s unusual style of literature in the graphic novel Persepolis‚ I now have a more profound understanding about the Iranian culture‚ and now look at Iran with a different outlook. By portraying her childhood story in a black and white comic book style Satrapi‚ makes her novel easier to relate to. The reason she chose to make her autobiographical novel black and white is so that the person reading it would not judge the characters by
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Watching the film in class led me to better understand the hostage crisis which took place in Tehran Iran. Although the movie was not shot in Iran they did a very good job of making it seem like it was‚ they also did a good job of including the Iranian culture in the film which helped me understand the crisis more. My comprehension of the American hostage crisis was minimal before the film. I did not understand how the six people got away from the other americans who were being kidnapped‚ I also
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intended for the children’s comic book section. However‚ this books power of simplification and literary content shows a much more compelling learning experience. Persepolis is a autobiographical narrative about a young girl experiencing the Islamic revolution. Coming of age‚ government empowerment‚ and feminism are some of the many challenges Marji managed to overcome‚ creating interpretations of these challenges conveyed by simplified imagery‚ panel-to-panel transitions‚ mirrors‚ and symbolism. When
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although some nations are still at struggle. Ayatollah Khomeini‚ leader of Iranian Revolution has led his nation to independence by abolishing western ways and restoring Islamic law to Iran. While Iran’s leader Shah ( king ) Mohammed Reza Pahlevi embraced western governments with the support of the U.S‚ by the end of the 1950’s Iran’s capital featured skyscrapers‚ banks‚ and modern factories. However‚ many Iranians lived in poverty. The Shah’s policy to punish anyone who dared to oppose him and
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her experiences during both the revolution and war shaped her into a brave‚ courageous young woman. Regardless of awareness‚ society influences individual development is shown throughout the story as Marjane changes through three pivotal events. The Shah being overthrown‚ Anoosh’s death‚ and Marjane smoking her first cigarette‚ all contribute to Marjane’s development as a person. After the overthrow of the Shah‚ Marjane’s character began to form. Before the revolution was in full swing and the Shah
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Reflective Statement During our Interactive Oral Discussion‚ many questions were brought up to the table for discussion relating the novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. To start the discussion I had asked‚ what emotion did the even in the Rex Theatre cause the reader to feel? I had mentioned how this event evoked anger in my persona. Everyone within the group agreed with the fact that anger was the emotion they felt. We all concluded that keeping everyone in locked doors while the fire was going
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"To deny someone and education is not just a crime but a sin‚ because you are denying that person the opportunity to realize who he or she is meant to be." This quote represents Firoozeh Dumas’s view on learning and becoming the person that she is today. Through her hardships‚ struggles‚ good times and the bad times‚ she has matured and learned a great deal. In the autobiography Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas‚ the themes or clashing cultures‚ new environments‚ and learning through experience comes
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Persepolis was a very insightful movie about the lives of Iranian people at a very important time in the country’s history. Two topics that stuck out to me the most were the effects of the war on the everyday lives of the citizens of Iran and secondly the not-so-patriarchal lifestyle of people at the household level. Once the revolution to bring down the Shah began‚ which was followed by the Iran-Iraq war‚ the lives of Iranians were never the same again. Before these events‚ Iran appeared to be
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void the deportation for fear of his persecution because of his political opinion if he were to return to Iran. He claimed a well-founded fear of persecution based on an confrontation with an agent of the Ayatollah Khomeini regime working within the Iranian interests Section of the Algerian Embassy. Mogharrabi claimed that himself and a companion went to the Algerian Embassy to document his student status but the agent of the Ayatollah Khomeini refused because Mogharrabi did not have the originals of
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Unfortunately for Marjane she grew up in a very troublesome time‚ the Islamic revolution of 1979 and the continuous revolts that occurred after the revolution. And we see over the course of the book how this greatly affects her life and the decisions her parents have to make for her to ensure she is safe and properly educated. To get a better look at this‚ we must first look at the historical content of the revolution to get a more in depth knowledge of what her experiences were like. The Pahlavi
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