The “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi is an important aspect to understand faith and doubt and the roles gender has in place. The author discussed the transitions of an innocent, curious child along side with faith, gender, doubt and ways it shapes a child’s belief in adulthood. Therefore, this paper will focus on the aspect of “Gender, Faith, Rebellion, and Doubt, alongside with Mary Daly and Saba Mahmood articles. Gender bias has always been a problem for centuries, even in the religious faith. For instance, in chapter one, (Satrapi, 1969, p. 6) the young girl mentioned that she wanted to be a prophet, but the society stared at her in dismay and neglected her doctrine because she was a young girl. Hence, this implies that women were not destine to become a “Prophet.” Moreover, her …show more content…
Also, worshiping and praising the male figure may lead to scolding and degrading the feminine side. Similarly, when she grew older she assumed that her father was very courageous and intelligent to discover the idea to hide her posters while crossing the border. Meanwhile, the mother was irritated by her daughter assumption because she figured out that brilliant and courageous idea, while the father was frightening at the notion. However, the daughter acknowledged the mother’s idea (Satrapi, 1969, p.130). Another notion of gender bias, the book examines is the separation of boys and girls in their schools (p.4). This separation may lead professors to educate their students that the masculine sides are superior while the feminine sides are inferior and submissive this notion creates gender discrimination. Lastly, howling at a woman should not be condoned in the society and defending the women’s right should be encouraged. For instance, in the book, the father was yelling at his wife for unnecessary reasons. However, in delight the daughter stepped in and defended her mother,