Person Of The Year Analysis

TIME Magazine: Person of the Year In the article previously written about Mohammed Mossadegh, Iran’s once great leader, he was portrayed as anything but worthy of Man of the Year. Rather, he looked weak and deadly for Iran’s future. In a portion of the article, they discussed his effects on Iran, “His acid tears dissolved one of the remaining pillars of a great empire.” , making him out to be detrimental to Iran. While he admittedly had some struggles, given his background and the global situation, Mossadegh made a name for himself, and deserved to be 1952’s Man of the Year. Mossadegh was born in 1882 into a governmental family. His father was the Minister of Finance for Iran, and his mother was a princess to the Qajar Dynasty. Mossadegh
While he was passionate, the original TIME article was not completely inaccurate in their descriptions of the man. While he was in intellectual, he was also sensitive to any criticism or disagreements that he faced, “…but when he found others unreceptive, he would storm off for long periods of brooding silence”. His first noted outburst was in 1909. During the fight for a Majlis, he decided that rather than stay and fight, he would flee. He even went so far as to say that, “…Iran was not ready for enlightenment…” , he declared on his way out of the country. Despite his emotional downfalls, Mossadegh was still able to evolve into a notable political leader. During his time in the Majlis, Reza proposed that the Qajar dynasty be abolished and he be named Shah. Despite Mossadegh’s emotional speech, the Majlis voted in favor of Reza. After taking the throne, he offered the position of foreign minister to Mohammad Mossadegh, not surprisingly, he declined. In 1926, after the reelection on the Majlis, Mossadegh refused to take oath due to the fact he refused to “respect the Shah’s authority” , nobody questioned him and he was able to take his