Persepolis : Marjane Satrapi 's Persepolis

In the novel, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi, there are many different themes that you could look at and decide to analyze. I decided to look at four different themes that are brought up throughout the novel. In the novel there is a lot of talk about the contrasting regions of Iran and everywhere else in the world, politics and religion, and warfare.

Throughout the Iranian Revolution, many events and changes took place that largely affected the views of Iranians by other nations. The graphic novel, The Complete Persepolis, written by Marjane Satrapi (Satrapi, 2003), conveys many of these events and changes through the eyes of a child growing up in the 1980s in Iran. Satrapi’s main purpose for this book is to describe how the Iranian government was corrupt, causing foreign nations to have a tainted view of all Iranian citizens. The Complete Persepolis does so by presenting major events and changes in a manner that is directed towards audiences that are willing to have an open mind about ethnicity and false stereotypes, and an audience that is young and can relate to the “coming of age” aspect of this novel. By exhibiting a credible first hand account of how Satrapi and many others were affected by the events that took place during the Iranian Revolution, The Complete Persepolis can effectively persuade a reader to eliminate the “Islamic extremist” stereotype that the corrupt Islamic Republic gave all Iranian citizens.

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.

The book, The Complete Persepolis is a book that was written by Marjane Satrapi and is a 341-page comic book that is a memoir of Satrapi’s childhood and of her growing up during the Islamic Revolution. It was a time period that was very devastating for families, because so many families were ruined with all the violence going on. Constantly, where Marjane lived, was being bombed over and over, which created an environment so devastating that all the people could only focus on one thing and that is survival. Marjane was put in a tough spot, unlike most kids her age because of instead of her family moving out of Iran for safety, it was her that had to move for her safety. Not only does it affect her but it affects her family with the idea of

It is hard to tell the story of a “typical” youth and it is hard to write a story that

Western culture has often misperceived the east and the way that their society functions. In Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, Satrapi uses graphic novels as a way to demonstrate to the western culture how the east has been misrepresented. The use of media helps to depict to the west how their views of the east may have been unfairly formed in the past. The media has only revealed limited knowledge that only shows partial perspectives because it is difficult to get perspectives of the minorities although they are the ones who hold the most truth. In other words the use of graphic novels and a child’s perspective give the west a new idea on how it is that society in the east functions. This style of writing brings the connection between the two

As a kid, there are many different aspects that affect how you begin to see the actuality of the world. There is a definite point in your life when you start to understanding life and everyone will comprehend and experience it differently. Marjane Satrapi's process of acceptance and awareness affects her beliefs and perspective on religion, gender roles, and loss of innocence in her book Persepolis.

In the graphic novel Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi. The main character Marji is growing up in Iran, where she is surrounded by war. She witnesses an unimaginable amount of horrid events. As she grows, she starts to “rebel” a as she tries to find herself. Eventually, her parents decide to send her to Vienna, Austria to get her away from the war. Marji isn’t happy about leaving but she goes anyway. She lives in Vienna for about 4 years and throughout those 4 years she is still trying to figure out who she is and goes through a series of ups and downs.

Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis tells the story of her life as a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Satrapi’s story is told through an autobiographical graphic novel which is revolutionary because such stories are often told through more common mediums such as Television interviews and text based novels; this difference helps to set Persepolis apart from other works about revolutionary Iran. The Persian people have been largely dehumanized by mass media in a post September 11th society because of the actions of a small group of radical extremists. The true function of Persepolis as a text is not exposing the true happenings during the Islamic Revolution but is rather the way Satrapi humanizes the Persian people by showing their compassion, morals and even rebellion through the novel’s minimalist style, visualization techniques (simple images symbolizing complex or abstract ideas), inclusion of common norms in a traditional Islamic state and the development of the protagonist’s (Marjane) coming of age story. The rebellious and humanizing spirit of Persepolis is masterfully presented in section 15: “The Cigarette” and this section will be the subject of analysis for this essay. Satrapi’s main objective in writing Persepolis is to break down the alienation of the innocent Persian civilians by creating separation between the civilian Persian population and the radical extremists. Satrapi does this by showing the morals and compassionate side of the Persian civilians

Through the usage of allusions and the retelling of her memories, author, Marjane Satrapi manages to describe the struggle in human rights following the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The Islamic Revolution was an uprising that led to the fall of the monarchy that had set place in Iran. The goal, which they achieved, was the creation of the Islamic Republic. In 1980, a “cultural revolution” took place. It was a time where the veils were forced onto females, schools were divided based on gender and bilingual schools were closed because they were a symbol of capitalism and decadence. However, not all people were happy with these changes like Marjane. Therefore, she alluded to revolutionary socialists like Karl Marx because like they made a change, so did she.

Marjane said , “This is called a cultural revolution, we found ourselves veiled and separated from our friends. ”(pg.4) This meant the government wanted to start a cultural revolution where women had to wear veils, and males and females had to be in separate classes. The government also used children during the revolution. For example, “They gave this to my son at school.

Stephanie Camberos Professor Zaghmouri English 125 19 April 2015 Mar In Persepolis, MarJane Satrapi displays a series of events throughout the story with the exposure of several major and minor characters that play an important part in her life story. MarJane reveals how her life along with many other families was altered in a variety of ways because in that period of time there was a war in her home country of Iran. The war occurring during that time changed the lifestyle and personalities of many Iranian people along with their life outcomes.

Rather, they only seemed denounced. Men did not require to wear a veil; targets focused on women. Forced by the government, women dressed in clothing covering their full bodies and acted properly in fear of mistreatment by men. However, this neglecting did not limit to men; many women oppressed other women as well. The government did not have the right to do this because the way women chose to dress never threatened or put to risk anyone’s life.

Marjane Satrapi’s memoir Persepolis talks about Marjane’s childhood living in Iran during the Iran-Iraq war during the 1980’s. Satrapi characterizes Iran as a country that has existed through tyranny, where the government manipulates its citizens using religion to get them to comply with governmental standards. They convinced the younger generation into believing that covering their heads, and dying for Iran would make their lives more purposeful. She uses this characterization of Iran to illustrate the struggles of those living in the country and to prove that not everyone is well off in that they have everything that they could ever wish for. Through the use of symbolism, Satrapi explains her struggles while living in Iran, and uses these

Persepolis is a graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi. The novel is Satrapi’s memoir about growing in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and the second Iran and Iraq war. She tells us the struggles of being a female in Iran. Satrapi shows us her life within the pages of this novel to show us who she really is, where she really comes from, and what her country is really like. She corrects the misconceptions and stereotypes made about her culture from the western world.