Persepolis; Perceptions of the veil [Satrapi‚ (b) p52] “And say to the believing woman that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty...that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty...” Sūrah 24:31 The autobiographical novel “Persepolis” depicts the early stages of its author‚ Marjane Satrapi’s life. It shows her growing up in Iran‚ to her studies in Vienna‚ and her return. In an interview in 2008‚ she stated that she composed
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Although they come from two different worlds‚ Marji and Tayo learn‚ experience‚ and grow to become the people they are at the end of their novels. To become who they are‚ Tayo and Marji change their outlooks and perspectives. In Iran‚ Marji’s school taught her that God chose the leader of the country. Consequentially‚ Marji believed this throughout most of her childhood. As a result‚ Marji tells her father‚ “As for me‚ I love the king‚ he was chosen by God” (Satrapi 19) Marji’s father tells her
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Persepolis Synthesis Essay During your tender years of childhood including young teenage years‚ you are not at the appropriate age to make important life decisions. Many of the decisions parents make for their children are for long term effects‚ specifically their future. In “Persepolis”‚ the Islamic Revolution is putting a strain on Marji’s future. With the war progressing and no signs of ending‚ Marji’s parents finally make the decision they need to send Marji to another place to start a new
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In 1980 when Marji was only 10‚ the start of the Iran-Iraq war took place‚ lasting until 1988 with a total of over a million lives lost‚ making it the longest conventional war of the 20th century. Persepolis is a graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi. Reasons why Persepolis is a valuable book for high school students include how a graphic novel set up can be a very intriguing way to write a book‚ the way it portrays that what schools were teaching the children is not always true‚ and the character
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Nils Tangemann Josh Holland English A SL C-Code Section: Part 3 Works read: Satrapi‚ Marjane. Persepolis. Pantheon. New York. 2003 Question: How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? The Display of Revolutionists in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis In Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis there are several important social groups that all play a role towards creating the whole picture that describes little Marji’s everyday life in 1970s Iran. The nature of the revolution during that
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Personal Troubles and Public Issues in Persepolis Marjane Satrapi’s novel Persepolis is an in depth look at Marjane’s child hood in Iran. Throughout the novel Marji faces many public issues which directly relate to her personal troubles. While Marji was growing up she witnessed the relinquishment of the Shah’s regime‚ The Islamic revolution and the Iraq v Iran war. Her novel covers an eight year span‚ from the ages six to fourteen. Even though the novel begins when Marji is only six years old she was more
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Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a memoir in graphic narrative form‚ and its organization‚ portrayal of different things such as narrative voice‚ and drawings all come together to form the narrative structure. These different areas give the reader the ability to perceive the memoir in a variety of different ways‚ through the use of the passage of time‚ and style in which different areas such as historical context are emphasized. In addition‚ the manner in which the memoir is structured into panels
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217 Conflicts cause many problems in society and originate from many different sources. In the book “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi she describes conflicts between her family and their beliefs. Two other Articles one by Janet Reitman and one by Tori DeAngelis discuss conflicts between social class‚ western culture and religion. My takeaway from this unit is that conflicts are always present in today’s society and conflicts relating to religion are the source of many. One conflict that people
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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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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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