Persepolis Analysis The graphic novel Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi‚ is a autobiography describing her childhood in Iran and her early life and studies in Europe. As a graphic novel‚ the book uses text and drawings to tell the story. The autobiography is effectively transmitted because‚ even though the images do not tell the story by themselves‚ they help the reader visualize it‚ and help set the tone and mood. The images help the reader understand the story better‚ and visualize what the author
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conditions that Jews and others were subjected to as well as interpret personal stories of survivors‚ but not many have achieved the level of effectiveness that Maus has. Maus is a graphic novel written by Art Spiegelman and has been
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leads me to this. Persepolis provided a different view on Iran. I think that Marjane Satrapi showed that Iran was not just about war and terrorism. She gave a look inside the country‚ a look at its people. In my opinion her family did not seem so much different than an American family. They were real people struggling with the government and violence around them. It is amazing that in the midst of all of turmoil she still had the same life lessons as any other child might. Persepolis provided a better
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Throughout the story Persepolis‚ there are many incidences where Marjane Satrapi’s accuracy of how the historical events unfolded are questioned‚ and when you think about it‚ her influences may have distorted her interpretation of fact. How she regarded the topics of social classes‚ religion‚ and the revolution would have been affected by her environment‚ her age‚ her religion‚ her wealth‚ and much more. All of those influences combine to create Marjane’s perspective‚ and her perspective affects
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MAUS vs. Animal Farm MAUS by Art Spiegelman is considered‚ by Jules Feiffer to be “A remarkable work‚ awesome in its conception and execution…at one and the same time a novel‚ a documentary‚ a memoir‚ and a comic book. Brilliant‚ just brilliant” (MAUS). MAUS portrays Nazi Germany in all its flaw. Whilst MAUS represents Nazi Germany‚ Animal Farm represents the events leading up to The Russian Revolution. Both of these tales are told to symbolize an important moment in history. Although both of these
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here is where some would claim that the pull of nurture outweighs the effects of nature. This can be exemplified through the influence that the environment which author Marjane Satrapi was exposed to as a child and how her experiences revealed in Persepolis‚ her memoir in the form of a graphic novel‚ influenced her maturity into womanhood.
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In the book: Persepolis Marji and others are surrounded by oppression set upon them and they have to live their lives under the control of the Regime‚ The Shah‚ and being in the mix of a war between Iran and Iraq. Persepolis reflects on what happened during the Iranian Revolution‚ the way of life for people in Iran‚ and how the conflictual and corrupt state of Iran effected & changed the lives of many. Marji shows and tells us throughout the book her experiences she faces in being surrounded by oppression
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of war is a continuous aspect of life in Iran‚ as it has been for “2500 years” (Satrapi 11). The Iranian people have suffered tremendously‚ and this immense anguish is both articulated‚ and illustrated by Marjane Satrapi in her 2003 graphic novel Persepolis. Through Satrapi’s use of repetition‚ in both her illustrations and narrative‚ she is able to not only explore the theme of war‚ but allow the reader to view war from the alternate perspective of a child witness‚ rather than that of a hardened veteran
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charming to women. Both definitions can apply to the graphic novel‚ Maus. However‚ these definitions are specifically relevant to the main character‚ Vladek‚ which the book is mainly based upon. In the book‚ Vladek is revealed to be the sheik due to his inheritance of wealth‚ love choice‚ and his fine looks. The significance of chapter one being called The Sheik is revealed through the main character‚ Vladek. In the graphic novel‚ Maus‚ the reason which Vladek is the sheik is because he attains love
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In Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis‚ the reader follows the story of Satrapi’s younger self growing up during the Islamic Revolution in Tehran‚ Iran. Starting too early in life‚ Marjane was forced to mature much too quickly. Not only that‚ even before her teenage years‚ she lost her childhood innocence as she watched the war around her. Satrapi portrays her younger self as brave‚ smart‚ and most importantly‚ mature. In Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi‚ the theme of political hardship causing children to
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