In the graphic novel Persepolis (2000)‚ author Marjine Satrapi is living as a young girl in the Islamic Revolution of 1978. She experiences change in social classes economically between her friends and her family. Marji notices how the revolution impacts everyone around her in a way that shapes their own lives. Persepolis shows a message that higher economic levels raise the standard of how one lives. To start off‚ Satrapi uses artistic techniques to show emotion. She uses a sharp detail in the
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The Iranian Revolution "The very concept of history asserts that human development is not predetermined not by nature‚ nor by God‚ nor by the totality of history itself" (Buck-Morss‚ Susan). However‚ there is always a combination of a willful action of knowledgeable groups within constraints and possibilities supplied by pre-existing structures. This is to suggest that there is a myriad of possibilities for people to make choices within given limits. Thus‚ an exploration of the Islamic Revolution
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Persepolis‚ Marjane Satrapi effectively uses graphic images to demonstrate the themes of revolution‚ religion‚ and loss of innocence.This first visual consists of religious symbols and words meaning ‘religion’ or ‘faith’ in many languages‚ all going around the Earth. This displays religion because it is almost entirely composed of symbols and words that are directly connected with worldly
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be only a graphic novel of black and white comic strips with little literary value but it is much more. A graphic novel written from the perspective of a young girl in Iran‚ Persepolis offers a large amount of valuable information on the Islamic Revolution. The Ithacan Newspaper claims that Persepolis is only a little more then an advanced comic book‚ but it offers way more then a comic book. Persepolis gives students an insight to the turmoil in Iran during the nineteen hundreds. College students
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just like everyone else. “We remember the kindness more than ever‚ knowing that our relatives who immigrated to this country after the Iranian Revolution did not encounter the same America.” (Dumas‚92) This quote has so much meaning. Dumas and her family moved back to their real home from The United States‚ during the Iranian Revolution. After the Iranian Revolution‚ They moved back to the United States
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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
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The Iranian revolution that toppled the monarchical shah system is the worst a revolution in the past century. The revolution created a hostile regime to the countries in the region‚ it lacks of dialogue language and good neighborliness. The Pahlavi dynasty was ruling Iran in the modern era‚ the last kings is Mohammad Reza (Shah)‚ who took the throne after the dismissal of his father by the British and Soviet forces‚ it has been known for Mohammad Reza tendency to the Western Camp on the Eastern
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country from the point of view of a child/young person. Dear Kaveh: I hope you are doing well but the reason for my letter is to tell you everything that has been going on around here. There have been major changes. Something called the Islamic Revolution has taken place. Everything is different. Our school has been separated between boys and girls‚ we can no longer be mixed up in classes. But the worst part is that the U.S. Embassy was closed today and I won´t be able to come and see you to the
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Rebellion Annotated Bibliography “Middle East | Iran Student Protests: Five Years On.” BBC News‚ BBC‚ 9 July 2004‚ news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle east/3879535.stm. The author of the source is an organization which is BBC News is an online website for a news station. The information does relate to my topic because it talks about the effects on what happen after the protests was over. The information is polished and professional because they have interviews with witness of the protests and the paragraphs
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Dan Hogarth Aaron Vigar ENG 3U May 30th‚ 2014 Perseption The author Marjane Satrapi adds many different graphic elements such as colour and design to provide more depth and provide the reader with an image that otherwise they may not be able to perceive or get from her perspective. On multiple occasions‚ she takes what she is told about and illustrates it in a child’s perspective. Frequently throughout the novel the author demonstrates certain illustrations in a way that may not be the
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