Marjane’s veil with a disconcerted‚ almost disgusted look‚ while in the novel‚ Marji looks more innocent and with no emotion shown. The idea of the veil itself is something completely different in Muslim society. After the overthrowing of the Shah1 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in 1979‚ an Islamic Revolution took place throughout the country. Almost immediately after the founding of the new leader of the now Islamic Republic of Iran‚ women were forced to obey Islamic dress code‚
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PRESCRIBED LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION ENGLISH LITERATURE A1 NAME: SAI SIDDHARDHA K CANDIDATE SESSION NUMBER: 003528-0011 EXAMINATION SESSION: MAY 2016 NAME OF THE INSTRUCTOR: MRS. BINDU C.G. TITLE: WAR AND LOSS OF INNOCENCE WORD COUNT: REFLECTIVE STATEMENT How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the interactive oral? In our second interactive oral‚ we discussed about the graphical novel Persipolis written by Marjane Satrapi.
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In the two texts‚ “The Bluest Eye” written by Toni Morrison and “The Complete Persepolis” written by Marjane Satrapi‚ delve into the developments of the vital characters. Formation of the self is a central concern because in both of the texts the principal characters are both on journeys to discover their true selves. Both Pecola Breedlove (The Bluest Eye) and Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis) experience dissimilar journeys when attempting to find their identity. Both characters are held back by their
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Hedayat’s ‘Dash Akol’‚ was later on made into a movie in 1972 by . There are very subtle differences between the story of ‘Dash Akol’ and the movie of ‘Dash Akol’. Yet‚ the major difference was the new character of **‚ the dancer. Some of the subtle differences include‚ Kaka stutters and this is a known and accepted fact in the story yet in the movie he does not. Also‚ Dash Akol in the movie drank only tea and wine while in the story he was known to “down a bottle of vodka”. Dash Akol in the movie
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A Color Has Many Meanings Persepolis is a story that is illustrated in black and white. The author‚ Marjane Satrapi‚ uses many visual techniques throughout the story to draw in the reader and develop the storyline. One of these visual techniques is that she chooses to use the color of 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
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Customs and Traditions‚Religion‚ and Social Organizations impact the protagonist of Persepolis. Culture of Iran overall impacts the protagonist‚ but these are the main factors. The veil is something Marji and the rest of Iran has to wear because of new customs.” Then came 1980‚ the year it became obligatory to wear the veil at school.” The quote is putting me in her situation‚ virtually. Marji really does not like to wear the veil because she feels like she’s being limited with her freedom. It hides
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History 137 Abilities Based Assignment: Think Piece Taken Hostage On David Farber’s book Taken Hostage‚ Farber informs us about the Iran Hostage Crisis and America’s First Encounter with Radical Islam. This book tells us how the United States and Iran got into conflict‚ leading to the Iranians holding American Embassy members hostage as revenge for them feeling betrayed by the United States. It also informs us about other events that occurred in a decade that caused the United States many
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Persepolis: The Story of How Marjane Satrapi Remains an Individual In the early 1950s when Britain discovered Iran’s amazing oil‚ the shah‚ a western controlled puppet was put into power to control and nationalize this resource. During the late 1970s the citizens of Iran started to revolt. Marjane Satrapi‚ a young girl growing up in the daunting oppression of the Shah’s rule and then the perilious danger of the Iranian revolution remains an individual by learning from her parents‚ keeping a very
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The book Rooftops of Tehran by Mahbod Seraji was very interesting‚ intriguing but also historical. This book showed me many human experiences that we all share like laughter‚ tears‚ love‚ fear but most of all hope. It also gave me a different perspective about Iran at the 70s which I totally didn’t know. It shows how the government dealt with people who stood for their rights by not facing them but either torturing them. Yet with all the horrible things the government did‚ there is a better side
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Cities in the early world were very important for establishing a kingdom’s dominance and educating the future leaders of the world. Education‚ scholarship‚ and strong financial and political leadership led to the creation and empowerment of great cities. Timbuktu was a very prosperous city. Founded on Trade and Scholarship‚ it was able to rise to its dominance. The main products traded along the routes of Timbuktu and ultimately the Songhai Empire were gold and salt. “The inhabitants of the city
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