How Does Satrapi Use Gender Inequality In Persepolis

Another aspect of the veil is the identity value, many women from different countries affirmed they feel that the veil is part of them; it is so important for them that “many women […] feel self-conscious, vulnerable, and even naked when they first walked on a public street without the veil […] as if they were making a display of themselves” – paragraph 22

Women are often frowned upon in many societies. Although most do not, some societies make it possible for women to be equal. When not equal, women are usually forced to do things beyond their will. When women are free in a society and once the leader dies, who made them free, it will often turn back to the way it was before that leader, leaving women unequal. Persepolis forced their women into many things they didn't want to. Muhammad's vision of Islam is depicted different than Persepolis on topics of gender equality.

Persepolis focuses on major themes like Feminism, Freedom, Religion, War, and Culture. Although this book is about Marjane Satrapi a young girl who lived her childhood in Iran from the 1980’s which was during the Iran revolution, where at a young age she’s already opened up to a warfare environment. This book can be interpreted differently based on the reader’s location, history background with Iran, and the differences in government. In this essay we would be comparing the readers from Iran vs. America.

In chapter one, the Veil The veil was one of the biggest impacts that Iranian women had to face. In The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi wearing

(7). Her grandmother also buys her books to help educate her on what is going on in their country (28). Both of these actions display that her grandmother wants her to be educated and also wants Marji to do whatever she desires and teaches her that she truly can be whatever she wishes. Before Marji leaves to go to Austria, her grandmother tells her “always keep your dignity and be true to yourself” (150). This is something that continually goes through Marji’s mind as she begins to make mistakes, being true to herself is something Marji is constantly struggling for and becomes a major theme throughout the novel. In the end of the novel Marji learns how to be true to herself and her ambitions as she divorces Reza and moves to Paris, which was an action heavily based on the ethics and teachings of her grandmother.

In the article A Look behind the Veil written by Elizabeth W. and Robert A. Fernea, both authors take a deeper look into the significance and the interpretations of the veil. They begin by explaining that every culture has objects that are seen by others as strange and interesting. The authors mention that each culture has objects that are valued in society and become significant. In which the case for Middle Eastern societies that object is the veil. The authors explain how the veil for westerners is seen as a sign of “slavery” rather than what those whom wear a veil see it as.

Satrapi shows how femininity and gender ideals was used as an encouragement to support the revolution objectives. The revolutionary leaders needed a motive to make people strongly believe in the revolution, religion and gender was used as the main motive and to strengthen the passion. For instance, in Persepolis, women were depicted as guardians of the nation since they are understood to be the careers of tradition through motherhood. The Islamic regime used the cultural norms and turned women into a symbolic cultural base. Over the course of Persepolis, we see other different examples used by Satrapi like her teachers who seemed brainwashed by the Islamic regime Ideas (96). Fae Chubin’s “When my virtue defends your borders” shows how the 1979 revolutionary leaders’ speeches emphasized that women chastity and devotional motherhood are pivotal to the protection of the nation, its independence and its future. He uses the post-revolution interviews, speeches and writings by revolutionary leaders in the context of a historical review of gender politics and gender discourses in Iran by looking specifically into the ways in which gender is narrated and how traditional notions of femininity in the Islamic gender discourse became reconstructed and contested through those narrations. As an example, one of the revolutionary leaders Olama, said “this shameful unveiling… this basin-shape cap, the cast-off of the foreigners, is a shame to the country of

The reader can associate the veil with oppression and lack of women’s rights to express themselves. The symbol represents the power the Iranian government has on the women of Iran. Although the veil is a tradition in Iranian culture many women do not want to be forced to wear the veil in public at all times. Women are seen fighting for and against the veil in the novel (5). Satrapi wants the reader to learn that some things are not as simple as they appear and have many hidden meanings.

Persepolis the book about a child named Marjane Satrapi and how she grows up in the 1980’s environment of Iran. At this time Iran was not in it’s best situation as there were demonstrations going on and a colossal dispute between the shah and his people were happening, this Atmosphere was set by the fact that there was demonstrations going on and the fact women had to wear veil . The protagonist has been represented as a Dynamic Character since at first she wanted to be a prophet but in the future she takes a huge shift in her dreams. The environment that Marjane lives in affects her immensely as she starts to build new habits such as lying, betraying her parents, etc. Marjane starts to develop the habit of lying

Marjane Satrapi develops the theme that war and violence in countries takes an unjustifiable toll on society in the novel Persepolis through the abstract panels, closure between panels, and motif of the veil. Marji, the protagonist, experiences both internal and external conflicts while growing up in war-torn Iran. She is heavily influenced by her avant-garde family and a deep down desire to become the next Prophet. Marjane endures the rule of the Shah, the Islamic Revolution, and the Iran-Iraq war all in one lifetime. War and violence play a detrimental role in the society that Marji grows up in.

Confinement, Oppression and Rebellious Nature in Persepolis. by Joonyoon Tan In the book Persepolis authored by Marjane Satrapi, she writes about her life experiences growing up in the midst of a revolution in Iran which involves war and oppression not only to the Iranian’s lifestyle choices but also to the religious beliefs of the people. Marjane lives in a society where freedom is taken away and one certain religion is forced upon them, what she wears, where she goes and what she does is tightly restricted and constrained. Being a rebellious, independent, determined and strong-willed person she is, she finds it difficult to live by the strict rules and obligations that were forced on her, particularly involving a woman’s rights which was affected largely by the Islamic regulation

Marji notices the many differences between equality for all genders, and how one sided and strict the rules towards it can be. The women must wear veils in public at all times and must refrain showing too much skin, so they don’t “tempt” men. This rule is not accepted by Marji and her family, and find the rule absurd. The opinion on the veil started as it was required to wear in school. In the first chapter, “The Veil,” Marji comments on the first opinion on the veil. “We didn’t really like to wear the veil, especially since we didn’t understand why we had to.” (Satrapi, 3). Marji really expresses her opinion on women’s rights and how strict they are compared to men’s in the chapter “The Convocation.” She points out to the administration how one sided the rights are and how things are unfair. In her own words “ Why is it that, as a woman, am expected to feel nothing when watching these men with their clothes sculpted on but they, as men can get excited by two inches less of my head-scarf?” ( Satrapi, 297). This explains that women are suppose to compose

Persepolis is a book written by Marjane Satrapi. This book is about her childhood life and experience through the Islamic Revolution. This book can be read through Social Power Theory Lense. Throughout this book, Satrapi is trying to illustrate that people in power use money and class to influence and control another group of people by forcing their ideas onto them. Satrapi wants to express her feeling of how Social Power Theory influenced the Iranian people back in the 1979. Through the lense of Social Power Theory, power is being used to manipulate another group of people in the Iranian society in this book.

In the graphic novel/ memoir Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi talks about many examples of social classes in Iran

The graphic novel Persepolis focuses on child revel, Marjane Satrapi, as she documents the changes that occur in her life during the Iranian Revolution and the Iraq-Iran War. The novel opens after the Iranian Revolution, which resulted in the overthrow of the American-backed Shah, and describes the changes caused by the rise of the religious (politicized Islam) government. For example, any traces of Western influence in Iran is removed, such as the bilingual, non-religious school that Marjane attended. Moreover, the Islamic government begins imposing religious laws such as the requirement of all women to wear veils. Due to these changes, however, Marjane`s parents become weary by the new fundamentalist government, even though