The Use of Color in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis The book Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is‚ interestingly‚ al illustrated in black-and-white portraits with additional splashes of gray. Although there are many critics about Satrapi’s use of this style‚ it eventually compels towards her story’s ultimate goal to show to the reader that her life was always filled with danger‚ anger‚ sadness‚ violence‚ religious extremism‚ tyrannical political reigns and brain-washing propaganda. Hence‚ Satrapi knows
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The loss of Marjane’s innocence and the effect of war on her Goodmorning Mr.Steve and my fellow students‚ today i’m going to be presenting my iop on my chosen book persepolis‚ i’m going to be talking about the loss of Marjane’s innocence and the effect of war on her.Some of the things that influenced the loss of Marji’s innocence were her wanting to become a rebell‚ the war surrounding her and some other events that happened throughout the book. The innocence of being a child was taken away from
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Hadassah Viana English 10 Miss Febo 12/9/13 Marji is persistent‚ intelligent and not afraid to let people know what she believes in no matter how people will disagree with her or what the consequences will be. In the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi‚ Marji is persistent because she firmly believes in communism in spite of the consequences or opposition. She really wanted to go to the demonstration with Mehri‚ but her mother warns her not to go because it’s very dangerous. On the very
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The Lasting Effects of Oppression in Iran Following the Revolution Have you ever thought what it would be like to grow up without your freedom? The novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is an autobiography of her life growing up in Iran during a time of revolution and oppression. Marjane is a young girl who is inquisitive‚ religious‚ outspoken and ambitious. She grows up struggling to understand the many rules imposed by the Shah which over time changes her. Years of oppression and injustice
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Reflective Statement During our Interactive Oral Discussion‚ many questions were brought up to the table for discussion relating the novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. To start the discussion I had asked‚ what emotion did the even in the Rex Theatre cause the reader to feel? I had mentioned how this event evoked anger in my persona. Everyone within the group agreed with the fact that anger was the emotion they felt. We all concluded that keeping everyone in locked doors while the fire was going
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Persepolis is a story about a teenager named Marji. Marji is living in Iran during the fall of the Shah and the beginning of the new regime. Marji is in a wealthier class than others. She lives in a nice house with her parents. Marji is close to her family and stays connected with her grandma. When the new regime makes Marji and other girls change their lifestyles‚ all of the girls think it is a joke. This gets them in trouble and in the face of death. Marji develops differently than most children
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CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Readers will get an idea on what the study is all about in this chapter. The aim‚ the coverage of the study‚ the benefits this research could give you‚ and the reason for conducting the study are also stated here. Introduction Sibling rivalry is one of humanity ’s oldest problems. One of the first stories in the Bible (the oldest book in Western civilization‚ and the story of the ancient Jewish culture) deals with the rivalry between two brothers‚ Cain
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media‚ my peers‚ my family etc. surrounded me and constantly guided the decisions I made. Although influenced by many outside forces‚ I still held on to my morals and values that my parents had always taught me while growing up. The book‚ The Complete Persepolis‚ written by Marjane Satrapi‚ is about Satrapi’s difficulties of her childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution‚ the teenage years in Vienna‚ and her return back to Iran. The book shows the difficulties and joys of growing up in a completely
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Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel‚ Persepolis (page 142)‚ is an eye-opening story that takes place in Tehran‚ Iran during the 1970’s and 80’s. The protagonist in the story‚ MJ‚ is a young girl who grows in a country where she and the other women have to wear veils on her head and are treated differently than the boys in her country. The story starts and ends with a conflict between the communist and the fundamentalist. These two groups fight for different purposes. One for the religious law (fundamentalist)
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In Document D‚ Persepolis‚ the Persian capital‚ has a palace where the emperor greets people. The architecture depicting a lion attacking a bull shows the might of the Persian Empire. Document E is a statue of Caesar Augustus‚ ruler of Rome during the Pax Romana when Rome
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