Persepolis; Perceptions of the veil [Satrapi‚ (b) p52] “And say to the believing woman that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty...that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty...” Sūrah 24:31 The autobiographical novel “Persepolis” depicts the early stages of its author‚ Marjane Satrapi’s life. It shows her growing up in Iran‚ to her studies in Vienna‚ and her return. In an interview in 2008‚ she stated that she composed
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Persepolis Analysis The graphic novel Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi‚ is a autobiography describing her childhood in Iran and her early life and studies in Europe. As a graphic novel‚ the book uses text and drawings to tell the story. The autobiography is effectively transmitted because‚ even though the images do not tell the story by themselves‚ they help the reader visualize it‚ and help set the tone and mood. The images help the reader understand the story better‚ and visualize what the author
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The novel‚ Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi features a young girl protagonist struggling with a change in culture and a rebellious attitude emerging with this change. Marji faces many conflicts with her parents‚ the government‚ and most importantly‚ within her own self. Throughout this series of events that are changing the world around her‚ Marji begins to act out in ways reflecting important influential figures in her life‚ like her parents. Throughout this novel‚ the reader can see how Marji’s actions
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authors to express their life and troubles they have been through. Marjane Satrapi also does this‚ although she mainly tries to show how children‚ secularists‚ nationalists and even Muslims were excluded‚ marginalized and silenced in this period of time‚ during the Islamic revolution in the 1980’s. Her literary work‚ Persepolis‚ works as an expression for the ones who were oppressed during the Islamic revolution. Marjane Satrapi grew up under oppression‚ this is already shown from the first page
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Marjane Satrapi explains her desire to become a prophet when she grows up‚ therefore‚ we can infer that originally‚ Satrapi had faith in her country and religion. As the novel develops‚ the author uses Bildungsroman when describing how Satrapi’s parents educate her by buying her books‚ as a result‚ she can differentiate between propaganda and real information at her school‚ which makes her more open-minded‚ intelligent‚ and mature. However‚ Satrapi’s outspoken personality and liberalistic views led
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In the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi‚ the author uses words as well as illustrations in order to deliver the story of a young Iranian girl raised by a modern family in a traditionalist country. Satrapi composes her illustrations to reflect the current emotion or state of her character in order to accentuate certain events. She often uses splash frames and incorporates Persian flourishes into her artwork. Some character issues that are expressed through panel composition are Marjane’s
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Dan Hogarth Aaron Vigar ENG 3U May 30th‚ 2014 Perseption The author Marjane Satrapi adds many different graphic elements such as colour and design to provide more depth and provide the reader with an image that otherwise they may not be able to perceive or get from her perspective. On multiple occasions‚ she takes what she is told about and illustrates it in a child’s perspective. Frequently throughout the novel the author demonstrates certain illustrations in a way that may not be the
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Why Marjane Satrapi chose to tell her story Persepolis in the graphic form The graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi was written in the graphic medium to appeal to a wider audience. Literary critic‚ Manuela Constantino‚ proposes that “the combination of a visual representation and a child’s point of view makes the story easily accessible and therefore attracts a wide range of readers.” (Constantino‚ 2008: 2) Another plausible reason for Satrapi’s choice to do the novel in this medium is the
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Persepolis runs deeper than the historic background or Iranian culture Marjane Satrapi experienced throughout her childhood. Satrapi’s story exploits the idea of feminism and empowerment of women‚ while also touching on the topics of family‚ religion‚ drugs and alcohol‚ all ways of life that are experienced all too well by the average person. Although many people you ask on the street might say they have not had to endure to warfare‚ perhaps you have met someone who has served for your country‚ or
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Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novel that encompasses the struggles of a child coming to age. An autobiographical piece depicting the life of a girl who is living through the Iranian revolution. Throughout the novel‚ Marjane has personal conversations with an autonomous god. She shares everything with him‚ her expectations of the world and her purpose in life. However‚ the relationship between them evolves over time as she grows older. When Satrapi introduces god in the novel she explains
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