Persepolis
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, rather than a straightforward recollection of her life. Instead she masterfully turns the details of her life into a visual story filled with conversation and encounters. The work is made in such a way that is not often explored in literature,
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Perhaps this adds to the reason why she chose to use postmodernist styles in her novel, because she knew that if she made a radical and very clearly political message she would never be able to tell her story to those from western cultures that are often resentful of the Middle East. Like any creator of art, it is presumed that Marjane Satrapi had an idea in mind when she wrote this book, and wanted readers to take something away from her novel, to feel something,but she does is impartial to how. Overall Persepolis is an example of postmodernist works because of the characteristics the novel shares with those that correspond to postmodernist ideas, like fragmentation, art, and unique narration. This contributes to the novel because it lets the reader interpret the story, even though it is written like a biography, which is unique. Instead of just stories threaded together of a somewhat-interesting childhood, the reader is emerged in the life of Marjane and is left with emotion. Marjane Satrapi did an exceptional job conveying strong emotions, but no message in particular, just something there that resonates with the reader. She is able, through the postmodern style, to illuminate whole new aspects to a well-known historical event. The postmodernist style, exemplified through the format, the art and the dialogue, is responsible for making Persepolis an exceptional memoir, rather than an average
Perhaps this adds to the reason why she chose to use postmodernist styles in her novel, because she knew that if she made a radical and very clearly political message she would never be able to tell her story to those from western cultures that are often resentful of the Middle East. Like any creator of art, it is presumed that Marjane Satrapi had an idea in mind when she wrote this book, and wanted readers to take something away from her novel, to feel something,but she does is impartial to how. Overall Persepolis is an example of postmodernist works because of the characteristics the novel shares with those that correspond to postmodernist ideas, like fragmentation, art, and unique narration. This contributes to the novel because it lets the reader interpret the story, even though it is written like a biography, which is unique. Instead of just stories threaded together of a somewhat-interesting childhood, the reader is emerged in the life of Marjane and is left with emotion. Marjane Satrapi did an exceptional job conveying strong emotions, but no message in particular, just something there that resonates with the reader. She is able, through the postmodern style, to illuminate whole new aspects to a well-known historical event. The postmodernist style, exemplified through the format, the art and the dialogue, is responsible for making Persepolis an exceptional memoir, rather than an average