modern day Iran. Foremost‚ in the year of 1891‚ the Nasir al-Din Shah signed an agreement with the British giving them privilege over the profitable Iranian tobacco industry. Following the agreement‚ a protest began‚ led by the muslim clergy‚ or ulama‚ and other Iranians who believed that whatever was Iranian belonged to Iran‚ not foreign nations. All Iranians came together and decided to boycott against the agreement by organizing demonstrations
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the characters’ clothing as a representation of how they feel towards the revolution. The characters are shown wearing black‚ white‚ or a mixed black and white pattern. The characters in Persepolis are drawn with white clothing when they are supporting the revolution. There are many instances throughout the story when characters are drawn with white clothing‚ especially Marjane’s family. A year after the Islamic Revolution started‚ children were obligated to wear the veil at school. There is an illustration
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At one of the lower social standing in Middle Eastern culture‚ the Iranian government uses many methods to keep women from climbing up the proverbial social ‘ladder’. The degradation of women through the entirety of Persepolis is seen when the author highlights how the rights of women are slowly taken away and the obvious superfluous reasoning behind it. Early on in the novel‚ it is decreed that all women must wear veils in order to‚ “protect women from all the potential rapists” (Satrapi 74). The
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together to be specifically classified with the term of “culture”. In “The Complete Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi‚ we can observe‚ analyze‚ and become consciously aware about Iranian citizens’ social perspectives‚ form of living‚ and form of handling family situations‚ as well as their experiences all along with the 1979 Iranian War. Satrapi begins by describing an important phase of commencement
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experience of the Islamic Revolution in Iran‚ Marjane Satrapi introduces us to the effects of cultural change through the eyes of a child. Persepolis‚ is a political‚ historical‚ and extremely personal account of a girl’s growth into maturity. Imperialism is a huge theme in this book as it is the reason why Marjane and the community of Iran suffered. After the Shah essentially sold his country’s resources to the western influences for selfishness and for benefits‚ the Iranians opposed him. The scenes
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regulations. They became very strict and ‘to point’ as to which accessories you were allowed to wear.”In 1979‚ a revolution took place.It was later called the Islamic revolution.Then came 1980:the year it became obligatory to wear the veil at school.” It helps me understand the reason they demanded every woman to wear the veil. Social Organizations‚ such as the Guardians of the Revolution‚ the
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Persepolis is a postmodern work because of the style in which Marjane Satrapi presents her memoir‚ in the form of a graphic novel. Rather that retell factual stories with certainty‚ she is able to convey her childhood by giving her own experiences that encapture what her emotions and recollection of what the events meant‚ through images and dialogue. Satrapi makes a cohesive and moving memoir through her alternate style of the novel. The style of it makes the retelling of the story much more abstract
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people of Iran. First of all‚ Iran throughout history has had issues with intervention from other countries‚ especially in regards to religion. When Arabs took control over Iran‚ they infused the Islamic faith into Iranian society. Zoroastrianism was the primary faith at the time and Iranians found a way assimilate and to merge previously held ideas with Islam‚ creating what is now known as Shiite. Iran with its strong heritage wanted to keep their democratic ideals such as having social justice and
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the validity of material world. Often with her friends Marjane plays the role of famous revolutionary figures such Fidel Castro‚ Che Guevara‚ Trotsky and various other famous revolutionaries. Marjane’s parents were actively present in the Islamic revolution. Marjane grew up in a world she did not quite well understand as a child yet she was ready to make strong political statements. Her father was a photographer‚ photographing the political unrest in Iran‚ which is very risky job. He was against the
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In the book Persepolis‚ the pictures represent a devastating time in Iranian history. The fourth panel on page twenty nine is a picture that gives a good representation of Iran’s history. The bottom left corner presents Marjane’s father taking pictures of demonstrations and fighting between the people and the government. To the right of Marjane’s father are nine pictures unaligned‚ all of whom are taken during the demonstration. The pictures were mainly of the military controlling the demonstrators
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