Persepolis

Satrapi depicts this scene in a way that adds to her negative perspective of the school. The principal is highly condescending with the parents and says to them, “Your children have no respect for anything...The basis of education comes from the family” (1.1.98). The parents become angry at this as well as the fact that their children are forced to attend the funeral marches, wear the veil and not allowed to have fun. In regards to the mandatory wearing of the veil, Marjane's father says to the principal: “If hair is as stimulating as you say, then you need to shave your mustache!” (3.3.98). The parents' reactions only show that they also have an unfavourable opinion of the events and verify Marjane's own

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

Satrapi uses her own relationship with her parents as a metaphor for her relationship with the world. The conflict she experiences with her parents is a necessary part of her childhood. Her relationship with her parents is caring, yet full of tension. Her parents love her and seek to provide her with the best education and hope to provide her with a life full of privileges.

The historical background of Iran is the most important idea that influences Marjane 's novel. Mohammad Reza Shah was the leader of Iran from 1941 to 1979. During his reign, Iran was living a westernized life. He initiated a revolution called the White Revolution, which included permitting women to vote, the abolition of illiteracy, land rehabilitation and distribution of oil. Basically, everyone in Iran, including Marjane’s family, was living a westernized live during Shah’s regime. As Satrapi’s mentioned, she used to go to a non-religious French school, in which boys and girls were mixed. On the other side, there was a

In the year of 1979 all that Marjane knew what it was like to not have to be forced into wearing a veil. Before the Islamic Revolution she was able to attend a a French Non-Religious school where girls and boys were allowed to study and play together. Unfortunately her world of carefree ness ended

Her audience is left with an instinctual understanding that the argument that occurred after Marjane skipped school, and had the audacity to blatantly lie about it, is quite mild in comparison to the one in which her mother must tell her that it was “against the law to kill a virgin…so a Guardian of the Revolution marries her…and takes her virginity before executing her.” (145) The words and images at face value have delivered Satrapi’s narrative while the contrast between these two arguments is emphasized by the complete reversal of the coloring.

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

When she sends Marjane away from Iran, she assures her: “I know how I brought you up. Above all, I trust your education” (147). Marjane’s mother doesn’t want her daughter to live in such an oppressive time. When the veils become mandatory, Marjane’s mother wishes to take her to an opposition demonstration: “She should start learning to defend her rights as a woman right now!” (76) In growing up with such strong female role models, Marjane learns to express her opinion and always stand by her beliefs. They taught her to stand up for herself as a woman, and in doing so, introduced her to a feminist perspective on life.

Now that she has grown up, she has learned more about who she is and what she can handle, and is ready for any challenges she may face. When Marjane states that “[her] mother didn’t faint and [her] Grandma was there” (panel 4, 341), Satrapi is showing that Marjane’s parents

Marjane had been surrounded by rebellion ever since she was little. With the start of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, people’s rights were slowly disappearing, specifically affecting the female population. The first limitation of a woman’s freedom in Iran began with the requirement of

I do agree with your ideas on the Maryjane. She no longer wearing a veil. She is now wearing a modern attire. This has brought a big difference in her life. The veil affected her physically because she has fought for a while to see if there can stop wearing the veil. It deprived her not to associates with her friends in the school. The veil is a symbol of intimation and oppressions to the Iranian women. Marjane always like changing and move a head when she was in Iran. She was always encouraging and supporting her grandmother for the knee pain. At the end, she is no more putting on a veil. She always fought to get want she wants.

Marjane grew up in Iran during the Iran/Iraq war in the 1970s which creates a layer of complication in her life due to living in a war zone. As a child there was protest going on against the Shah that was in power at that time. Marjane as a child is a very lively child that is frustrated by the current events being war and violence. By taking us through her life starting the flashback at childhood then though teen years we are able to learn about a personal experience on being an Iranian woman during this time. I did not know that women in Iran during the post war periods were treated so poorly by men in authority, I also did not know that alcohol was a forbidden beverage.

The girls are not allowed to be in the same schools as the boys because they boys are preparing to go to war. In spite of this all the girls become very irrotic and get suspended for their misbehavior. The parents come in and speak to the teacher since they are very upset, they think that their children should have to be forced to do the rituals and pray for the soldiers that have died.The teachers tells them that their children have no manners for the laws and no respect. A quote from Marjane, when she was thinking to herself states, “ I agreed with my mother. I too tried to think only of life. However, it wasn’t always easy: at school they lined us up twice a day to mourn the war dead. They put on funeral marches, and we had to beat out breast”(Satrapi 95). This reveals how difficult it must have been to a young girl trying to get an education because they were forced to do things like this and many parents and students did not even agree but if they choose not to do it they were get expelled from the school. This scene relates to the government since this took place as a result of the revolution, in the beginning of the book many will be able to see how happy the children were they were able to get an education but still interact with

Persepolis was written by Marjane Satrapi and was published in 2004. Marjane wrote this book to tell the life that she was living and the difficulties she faced. Persepolis takes place at the same time as the Islamic Revolution. The Islamic Revolution is seen to be one of the most important events to take place in Iranian history. This is significant to know while reading the book because it shows how the revolution affected the people of Iran. The girls were forced to wear veils to school; boys and girls were separated from their schools, which caused the people of Iran to begin protesting against the Shah. They wanted a democracy and to overthrow the king. The protest became more dangerous everyday; people were being killed for standing up for what they believed in. One day while Marjane’s mother was protesting, her picture was taken and published in the newspaper. She was terrified, so she dyed her hair and wore dark sunglasses. She felt as if someone recognized her then they would try to kill her for being a demonstrator. The story is told from the eyes of a young, determined Satrapi. At first she believed that the Shah was a great leader because her teacher told her that he was chosen by God. However, her father informs her that he wasn’t chosen by God. She also learns that her grandfather was a prince and a prime minister who was imprisoned for behaving as a communist. At

Marjane starts as a conflicted child during the climax of the Iranian revolution due to the conflicting values of the government and her parents. Once the revolutionaries establish a theocracy in Iran, they quickly implement Sharia Law. The religious extremists separate schools by gender, change to an orthodox Muslim curriculum, and impose strict punishments to infractions of the rules. On the other