Being Rebellious In Persepolis

Once the Islamic Revolution was in effect Marjane didn 't like how all these Islamic rules were being forced upon in all that she did whether it was school or just hanging out with friends to how many times a day you prayed. School was closed down for quite some time so that the school books could be changed to what the Islamic way of life was and all the rules. Once school opened back up she only went to school with girls and they all had to be fully covered. The teachers of the school would teach about how great the religion of Islam was and how their ruler was the best. Of course Marjane did not agree with this so she started to smart off to her teachers and principal. She would also have her classmates rebelling right along with her which would usually get them sent home numerous times. Talking back at school was Marjane 's way of protesting and having her own demonstrations since her parents did not think that it was safe enough to go to an actual one. Every time her parents would get a phone call they would always stand behind their

Marji began rebelling against what her parents said very early in her life. Even though her parents had unintentionally raised her to be rebellious by being that way themselves, they were surprised when she rebelled. Marji didn’t seem to realize that they were rebelling with good cause, so she rebelled. An instance of rebellion was when she and her friends decided to “nail” one of her classmates. She said “My idea was to put nails between our fingers like American brass knuckles and to attack Ramin.” (45). After being spoken to about her actions, she told herself “You have to forgive! You have to forgive! I had the feeling of being someone really, really good.” (46). After Marji went to Vienna, she was staying with nuns. She was being yelled at for eating out of a pot while watching tv. The nun said “ It’s true what they say about Iranians. They have no education.” (177). Marji replied, “It’s true what they say about you, too. You were all prostitutes before becoming

Marjane’s outspoken personality helps her and hurts her in various ways. Marjane is around her family most of the time, so that affects her and makes her think more about what’s happening around her. She was affected by how her parents treated the maid, so she wanted to revolt against “the difference in social classes”. She has shown that in page 38 when she decided to demonstrate; this shows how her outspoken personality helps her to help others in a good way. Her outspoken personality also hurts her because of how she misinterprets some situations. For example, Marjane and her friends attempt to imitate the people around them by applying the physical violence that the people

For example on page 143 and 144, she starts to develop a rebellious personality after seeing the death of Neda Baba-Levy which made her not afraid of anything anymore. No matter how many times the principle yells at her, she still refuses to take the bracelet off and end up hitting the principal and getting expelled from the school. Then, even after her mom sent her to a new school, she still expose the truth out loud and disagrees with what the teacher is informing the students. These events shows how Marjane really became a rebel like she said and a bolder teenager who wants to have her own freedom. As the fourteen year-old Marjane slowly becoming a more serious rebel, Marjane’s parents made a few important decisions. First, they decided to tell Marjane about the other side of the society that she didn’t knew about. On pages 145-146, Marjane’s parents informed her about how the regimes treats the young girls that they arrest and prove to her that it was what happened to Niloufar. Although Marjane’s parents told her about the results that might occur if Marjane continues to act that way, her parents seems still doesn’t have the reassurance that they need. Therefore, they made another decision to send Marjane to Austria in order

One way the Iranian people rebelled against the Iran government was by allowing western influences into their lives or acting more modern than the traditional Islamic government. In the chapter Kim Wilde, she shows her love for music, specifically western music. This is meaningful because the government has outlawed most western or modern ideas or influences. Marjane’s love for western music has even nearly gotten her arrested by the guardians of the revolution when she was walking around town after getting a few tapes of music by western musicians. As she was walking home she was stopped and asked about her clothing and Michael Jackson pin, one of her favorite musicians. This leads to the next act of rebellion Marjane does, her clothes and shoes. During the same time when she was stopped by the Guardians of the Revolution, Marjane was asked about her shoes. Marjane claimed,”I wear these because I play basketball,” (Satrapi 134) but the Guardians refused to believe her and questioned everything she says. Marjane tries to make an excuse so she is not taken away by the Guardians of the revolution. This shows that even through a small act of rebellion such as wearing western clothing, you can be punished for it. This makes everything that does not conform with the government a massive problem. In a final attempt at getting home safely she says, “Ma’am, my mother’s dead. My stepmother is really cruel and if I don’t go home right away, she’ll kill me… she’ll burn me with the clothes iron! SHE’LL MAKE MY FATHER PUT ME IN AN ORPHANAGE” (Satrapi 134). She finally convinces the guardians to let her go and is able to get home safely.This shows the risks Marjane takes to rebel against the Iranian government and

Marji finds the many fundamentalist rituals forced upon her at school such as torture sessions very stupid and makes fun of them, even to her teachers. “After a little while, no one took the torture sessions seriously anymore… ‘The martyrs! The martyrs! Kill me!’ ‘Satrapi! What are you doing on the ground?’ ‘I’m suffering can’t you see?’” (97). Although Marji protests against the restrictive ethics and the Shah’s rule, subconsciously she is really protesting against the elders, both in the government and in her house. While she rebels against both in different way, they almost represent the same thing to her. “As for me, I sealed my act of rebellion against my mother’s dictatorship by smoking the cigarette I’d stolen from my uncle two weeks earlier. It was awful but this was not the moment to give in. With this first cigarette, I kissed childhood goodbye. Now I was a grown-up.” (117). Because of the Iranian revolution, Marji feels a need to grow up and experience things that are way beyond her level of understanding. She forces herself to mature in order to deal with everything in the adult world.

What punk shoes?”(Persepolis, 133). Marjane’s main identity had effects on her life because she was not allowed to be herself. The guardians of revolution only got her because her identity did not match their identity. Dressing or listening to music from Western countries was like a crime in her

People often overlook how much of an impact the world around them has, be it good or bad. In Persepolis, the story of a young girl growing up in the middle of the Iranian revolution, pedantic cultural norms and strict rules cause the heroine Marji to grow out of adolescence far too soon. Her culture is being dictated and changed by an extremely controlling government that ultimately changes Marji’s life. Some parts of Marji’s culture that truly sped up her maturing process are Customs and Traditions, Government, and Religion.

As she ages and matures, she tends to get offended when her family treats her like a child. Marjane views herself as an independent adult, and acts like one too, as displayed when she says, “I sealed my act of rebellion against my mother's dictatorship by smoking the cigarette that I’d stolen from my uncle” (Satrapi 117). Not only did Marjane smoke a cigarette, which is illegal, she also stole from her family members. Her motivation to be independent clashes with her mother’s rules, causing her to make poor decisions. Additionally, Marjane hides things from her parents. When she skips class and her mother confronts her, all she says is “I’m not lying” (113). Marjane made a bad choice and attempts to conceal it by lying, which only gets her in even more trouble. Though inconvenient for her parents, Marjane's rebellion against her family is unlikely to put anyone in

Rebellions like this would happen every day or something similar. Marjane then goes through another negative moment because of the revolution. The difference between social classes, this historical moment shamed her because of her family’s social class standing and what they had. She feels bad because her family is basically following what the revolution has enlisted into society. So much is going in Iran even religion is playing a part in

First off, Marjane was born during a time of war for her country, the Islamic Revolution. She was born into an upper middle class family. Both of her parents opposed Shah and constantly protested on a daily basis. Shah happened to be the last Qajar emperor of the country Iran. Many of Marjane’s family were known as communists and often jailed, held as a prisoner, or executed for their political beliefs and thoughts. The protests against Shah continuously grow and his rule becomes impossible! Shah eventually resigns to leave the country of Iran to join the oil industry in the United States. When shah steps down, most of the political prisoners are releases. Marjane discovers that her uncle who is also her hero helped declare independence from Shah. Her family grew courage and were enthusiastic about the overthrow of Shah. These events were often traumatizing to her and which is ultimately what led her to rebel against

She is, however, quick to sacrifice herself for any member of the group because she only wishes to die as a martyr. She wants to go down in history as being a hero, so she will often jump at risks just to be uplifted. This does get annoying, but I do not mind it because her hijab intimidates Dave and this amuses me. Marjane has gone after bears outside the old house before because she claims she was saving the lives of the group. Often times Gwen dismisses her as stupid and careless. Marjane’s pride is almost always certain to get the best of her.

There are a few key differences in how Marjane and her family act during each of the revolutions. During the first, they are very vocal and excited about protesting and demonstrating against the Shah. But during the second revolution, her family is not vocal in public about how they feel at all. Everything is kept to themselves and with close friends. Secretly they don’t support the government but because of what can happen to them or their family members.

Rebellion is the act of resisting authority. In the 3 stories, each of the characters rebelled against the authorities in one way or another. In Cairo, the characters joined the revolution, in Lolita the character did not walk with her chaperon, and in Persepolis the character quietly rebelled against the government and its rules. To begin with, in the first source the main character, Ahdaf, decides to join the Egyptian revolution. The revolution started because the people of Egypt thought that the government was unfair and they needed a change.

At least for now, Marjane is being taught to see things in a new light and this will help her in the way the her mother intends. On the other hand, while Marjane’s mother struggles to correctly teach her 10 year old daughter how to forgive, she and her husband still participate in the demonstrations taking place around their town instead of setting a better example for their daughter. In a way, while Marjane’s mother tries to teach her one thing, her actions and the things she says with her father and the outside world may teach Marjane otherwise. They both talk about the injustice of the regime in their country freely and openly in front of Marjane without even thinking about the way they could be sending mixed messages to their daughter. An example of how this has affected Marjane is the way her mother reacts when they find someone close to them was executed while in prison and how two other family friends, at their reunion described the way they were tortured and how their other cell mate, a member of the guerillas, was also executed