Religion In Marjane's Persepolis

There are many different themes and topics discussed in the book, Persepolis. Throughout the story, the main character, Marjane, gets older and begins to accept and be aware of the impacts of religion and social classes as she begins to lose her innocence and realize the world isn’t as peaceful as she thought it was.
This image represents Marjane’s religion; she is islamic. Although Marjane’s family is not very religious, Marjane believes she is a prophet. There are times in the story where she feels pressured and loses her strong connection with God. She accepts God as her savior, but she does not accept the veil. She found her way to God but the veil was forced upon her, making her dislike it. Religion does not only impact Marjane; it also impacts the rest of her country. As she gets older, she realizes that there were people who wanted Iran to stay heavily religious, and those who wanted to modernize Iran. Marjane begins to be aware of this and is able to see both sides.
For example, on page 23, Marjane’s grandfather says, “It disgusts me that people are condemned to a bleak future by their social class.” Continuing on, Marjane witnesses the unsuccessful relationship between her maid and the neighbor. Marjane’s father had to explain to her that this relationship was not possible because the maid was in the lower class while the neighbor was not. Marjane had struggled to understand this, but her parents and simply growing up had helped. This image connects to the idea in the book because people in the lower class were not treated fairly. The image shows the big house receiving good weather while the small house has bad weather. This represents the upper and lower classes and portrays how they are treated. The government was corrupt in Iran during the time period that Persepolis takes place, allowing this image to exemplify their social