Persepolis Essay
In Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, Marjane experiences revolution at a young age and learns to express nationalism as she explores her religion and what it actually means to her. From a young age Marjane sought to be a prophet and conversated with God most every night, always staying close to her religion. This shows a clear representation of Islamic Religion in Persepolis. At least Marjane's view on it. All throughout the book she bases thoughts and action off her religion always keeping it close at hand. As Marjane goes through her childhood she is also forced to experience revolution from the eyes of a child, altering her view on it. The Islamic revolution was forced upon Iran by Iraq, Compelling Iranians to change the way they act upon
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In Islamic religion all prophets were men, and unlike other girls Marjane had a goal of becoming a prophet, against what others have told her. While peers and teachers believed it to be ridiculous to have such a dream, God supported her in the talks they had. The Image to the left shows her explaining to God her dream of becoming a prophet, after telling her parents she wanting to be a doctor in an attempt to escape criticism. Marjane is seen talking to God on many occasions as a young child. The often appearence of God plainly illustrates the picture of religious occurrence in Persepolis. Here are a few more illustrations or Marjane talking with God. For the vast majority of her early childhood Marjane had a very strong connection with God had her visit most nights before bed. After one of Marjane’s favorite people, her uncle Anoosh, had died she was devastated and had a hard time coping with it. Her distress in shown when God visits her that night. The image below shows God visiting Marjane in her time of grief asking her what’s wrong followed by Marjane, infuriated, wailing at him to get out of her life and that she never wants to see him again, blaming him for the death of her uncle Anoosh. While continuing on with her life, she is still religious but it is no longer shown or
In Islamic religion all prophets were men, and unlike other girls Marjane had a goal of becoming a prophet, against what others have told her. While peers and teachers believed it to be ridiculous to have such a dream, God supported her in the talks they had. The Image to the left shows her explaining to God her dream of becoming a prophet, after telling her parents she wanting to be a doctor in an attempt to escape criticism. Marjane is seen talking to God on many occasions as a young child. The often appearence of God plainly illustrates the picture of religious occurrence in Persepolis. Here are a few more illustrations or Marjane talking with God. For the vast majority of her early childhood Marjane had a very strong connection with God had her visit most nights before bed. After one of Marjane’s favorite people, her uncle Anoosh, had died she was devastated and had a hard time coping with it. Her distress in shown when God visits her that night. The image below shows God visiting Marjane in her time of grief asking her what’s wrong followed by Marjane, infuriated, wailing at him to get out of her life and that she never wants to see him again, blaming him for the death of her uncle Anoosh. While continuing on with her life, she is still religious but it is no longer shown or