Persepolis Expository Response

Throughout Persepolis, Marji chooses to do many things that aren’t very logical, although in her own eyes, she thinks otherwise. This  reflects onto her personality, and shows how she has the tendency to rebel. From the beginning of the book to the very end, Marji has a very rebellious nature, and there are a variety of sources that she could’ve gotten this trait from.  Due to Marji’s rebellious nature, she makes a variety of illogical choices, involving religion, appearance, and her aptitude to always focus on herself.

Marji was just a small child when she began rebelling. Throughout Persepolis Marji makes quite a few questionable decisions in her attempt to rebel. Although what she does may seem unnecessary, her decisions make sense to her considering the circumstances. She rebelled very frequently, but she eventually realized that she needed to change for the better. The rebellious choices she made throughout her early life caused her to be ashamed of herself, so she decided to be a more compassionate and kind person.

Throughout the graphic novel Persepolis, the author Marjane Satrapi makes the main character Marji a typical little girl. Marji and her family live in Iran, and they are figuring out how to live under the rules of the new Shah. At first, Marji is introduced as a girl who loves her live, and who loves her God. As the novel goes on, Marji changes a lot and starts figuring out who she can and cannot be.

Marjane’s friendships are few and far between, after the wake of the revolution. In the beginning of the novel, Marjane’s best friend is God and how she mainly identifies herself. This is significant to understanding the depth of Marjane’s thoughts as a child. She is very different from the rest of the kids. This is evident when Marjane’s says when she wants to be a prophet and her classmates say they want to be doctors, or teachers. Growing up in Iran makes it hard for Marjane to express herself and really identify herself. This affects her friendships with children her age. Marjane is very sympathetic for a child her age, and she deeply understands what her country and family has been suffering through. She sat in a bathtub for hours trying to understand how her grandfather felt. Other children her age were not doing things like this. She often talks to God as mentioned before and this is when Marjane can express herself. She cannot do that with other children so she leans on God and identifies with him. As Marjane grows she meets her uncle who be¬comes the light of her life and her new best friend. He tells her stories about his struggles and Marjane begins to identify herself in his stories. In this quote her Marjane is talking to other children her age, she says “ There are lots of heroes in my family, my grandpa was in prison, my uncle Anoosh too: For nine

The book, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, was written by Marjane Satrapi; it is the story of her life in Iran from birth to fourteen years old. The perspective of Marjane, in her novel, affects the overall presentation of revolution, religion, and social classes. Consequently, with no background knowledge, we only have her perspective which affects our own opinion about the events of the book.

Throughout Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi displays the vital role that the women around her have in developing her character and becoming the woman she is today. Women such as her mother, her grandmother, her school teachers, the maid, the neighbors, and even the guardians of the revolution influenced Marjane and caused her to develop into an independent, educated, and ambitious woman. Throughout the novel, Marjane never completely conforms or lets go of her roots, this is primarily due to the women who have influenced her.

Marjane Satrapi was a young independent girl, strongly reliant on her own decisions and logic. However, throughout the novel “Persepolis” she is greatly impacted by many different women in her life. These women helped her develop her character and built her to be stronger and wiser. Women such as her grandmother, the maid, her school teachers and her very compelling mother have helped her to evolve into an independent, ambitious and quite intelligent lady. Throughout this powerful novel displayed by comic strips, Marji never releases her roots and she stays true to herself. This is due to the influence these women had on her.

Throughout the book Persepolis Marjane has to deal with many hardships. She has to deal with her religion, the danger, nationalism, imperialism, and revolutions. This is all happening during a war between Iraq and

Amazing, intriguing, and unimaginable are just a few words to describe how I felt about Persepolis while I read this true life story of Marjane Satrapi. This book has helped me to see all the life struggles, good times, and adversities that Marji faced between the ages of nine to thirteen. The Islamic Revolution had such a daunting effect in the Middle East, especially in the county of Iran where Marji and her family resided.

Compare and Contrast Did you know that both Iran and Afghanistan share both the regions islam and that women wear the same type of clothing like headgear, clothing,and veils to symbolize the islamic culture. Also, they both have the same hate against them in the taliban or just based in iran, minority groups. In the books A Fort of Nine Towers, and Persepolis you will see the life of a kid from Iran and Afghanistan. Similarities between islamic leader,Differences between education in Iran and Afghanistan, what I learned about the life in the middle east. To begin, there are similarities between the Islamic leaders of both Iran and Afghanistan.

Marji's role in life changes drastically throughout the novel. In the beginning, as a young child, Marji believes that she is a prophet. As the story progresses and they the revolution continues, Marji begins to feel dismay towards the revolution and towards God. Later in the novel, Marji’s mother also feels sadness. Her former revolutionary spirit is gone and replaced with fear. When Marji’s principal calls the house to complain that Marji disrespected of the teachers, her mother in the past would have been proud, but this time around she fears for her daughter and goes on to explain the things that happen to girls in Iranian prison. Her mother had given up optimism and established that war

In the graphic novel Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, the protagonist, Marji is a rebellious child, showing us that she wants to be rid of childhood and have the freedom that an adult has. She does all kinds of things to spite the people around her. Despite her beliefs, acting like is mature will not make her mature. She wants to be free from the societal standards and the tight grip of her parents so that she can do whatever she wants. Marji, because of her rebellion as a child, has an overwhelming desire to shed her childhood, which actually draws her further from doing so.

In the book, Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, Marji is a 10 year old girl growing up in Tehran during this revolution. She is continuously faced with injustice, but is strong enough to go through it. She witnesses things that no 10 year old should ever witness, however, seeing it helps her become more

Marji, in Though Thy Bounty, wants to challenge authority in order to gain her freedom, which leads to her many tribulations. “What are doing with that bracelet? Give it to me right now!’ ‘Over my dead body! It was a gift from my mom’” (Satrapi, 143). Marji wants to express herself and her frustration but cannot because it is against the Iran rules, through time her resentment and guilt began to build up. This leads to a struggle between Marji and her teachers because she no longer wants to obey their teachings and wants to fight for her freedom. Marji also physically struggles with her parents because they think she is too young to do anything but she wants to prove them wrong and change Iran’s society for the better. “’For a revolution to succeed the entire population must support it.’ ‘You can participate later on’. ‘Sure, Sure! When it is all over. Mom please’. ‘Oh no! Come on your going to bed now’. ‘Please Please, Please’” (Satrapi, 17).Persepolis is filled with physical struggle; in contrast to Through Thy Bounty the protagonist struggles with guilt and anxiety: “I pull off my shirt, and stare down at my scarred chest and belly. One cut for each man, woman, and child I’ve butchered for the Jagaren almost every inch of my torso is engraved. I find a smooth place, right above my sternum. I push the sharp end of the shard

Marjane Satrapi shares her story from the age of 7 roughly up until 25. Growing up her life was anything but easy, from a young age she was forced to participate in activities disregarding her own beliefs. I believe she chose to write Persepolis to enlighten people about not only the horrors that she went through, but also give arise regarding the revolutions and social protests she encountered. For example, the cultural revolution resulted in the closing of all bilingual schools because they were considered to be signs of capitalism. “Things started to degenerate. The army shot at them. And they threw stones at the army.” (P.18) While most children Marjane’s age would be