Marjane Satrapi is known as a graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and a children's book author. Satrapi was born in November 22, 1969, in Rasht, Iran but was raised in Tehran. Additionally, she also was raised by both of her parents who were educated members of the Iranian society which are a part of the revolutionaries and communists. The challenges that Satrapi faced in her childhood, such as being part of the Islamic Revolution, had influenced her to create a memoir growing up in Iran. She became one of the most famous and influential graphic novelists to bring awareness about the revolution and Iran-Iraq War in her comic book “Persepolis.”
In Satrapi’s autobiographic novel “Persepolis”, she describes the tragic events
Adolescence is an age where children began to find themselves or, in some cases, lose themselves, an idea clearly developed by Satrapi in her graphic novel “Persepolis”. Satrapi explores the challenges and difficulties experienced by a sheltered and naive girl during the tumultuous and uncertain years of the Iranian revolution and attempts to solve the oppression she witnesses by the Islamicist government. This is important to the whole text as it identifies the religious conservatism and Islamisation of the state causes distress and confusion in Marjane who consequently had to redefine herself, given that her freedom and personal liberties were denied them in schools, public places, and even her own home.
Marjane Satrapi’s memoir Persepolis is considered a “coming of age” story based on her experiences growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. This graphic novel explores the life she lead in Tehran which encompassed the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. Undergoing life with such a chaotic environment, it took Satrapi courage to act and live as her “authentic self” and explore what it meant to her to be authentic. Similar to Aristotle, May and Medinas Persepolis examines the concept of courage, through the view of innocence; through Satrapi’s childhood.
As American singer-song writer Duncan Sheik once said, “It’s inevitable your environment will influence what you do.” It is not a secret that the environment a person grows up in helps shape their views of the world and how he or she perceives different issues. The United State of America are known as the melting pot. We have many cultures and races all living within the same cities working together peacefully for the most part. To outsiders America is the place to come to achieve the “American Dream”, and it is the place where fresh starts, entrepreneurship, and individualism are highly encouraged. There are freedoms in American that many other people across the world are not as lucky to have.
The graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a political and personal account of a young girl’s growth to maturity. The novel serves as an autobiography of the author’s childhood in Tehren, Iran. It describes what it was like to grow up during the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the end of the Shah’s regime, and the war with Iraq. One of the most prominent themes in the novel is the clash between modernity and fundamentalism. The reader can observe this conflict through Iran's internal oppositions, the Satrapi’s modernity, and Marji’s western soci-political beliefs. This aspect of the novel is important because it shows the ideological diversity within Iran and the consequences faced by those in the opposition.
Persepolis is a book about new experiences written using styles and pictures that most people are not accustomed to. I believe this book being structurally similar to a graphic novel helps convey the emotions that words cannot always express. The images from this book have been the most compelling part of the novel. The author, as we learned during the last couple of chapters in Persepolis 2, is an artist. Therefore, the pictures in the book are Marjane Satrapi’s best way of communication with the reader. The actual writing is exceptional, but most of the writing are quotes from people or the thoughts of Satrapi. It is reasonable to suggest that the words compliment the images and are not entirely necessary. Several frames in Persepolis 2
Persephone is the Queen of the underworld, wife of Hades. Symbolic animals associated with Persephone are bats, ram, parrots and all talking birds, and monkeys. Gemstones also associated with this goddess are crystal, quartz, black onyx, pink tourmaline, sapphire, mercury, coral, and jasper. Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter.
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.
Unbeknownst to some people, a graphic novel can be a very powerful vehicle for communicating a message of great seriousness and importance. In France in 2003, the Iranian-born writer and illustrator, Marjane Satrapi, published her internationally acclaimed autobiographical comic, “Persepolis.” The novel chronicles her childhood in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that were overshadowed by the displacement of the Shah’s regime, the Islamic Revolution, and war with Iraq. The French contemporary graphic novel explores, from Satrapi’s standpoint, the ways in which Iranian politics of that time disrupted everyday-life and instigated a time of tribulation and suppression for the people of Iran. By using a minimal amount of text in a
One of the tricks that hades played on Persephone wes when he told her to eat some seeds. There were a total of 12 seeds. When she ate seven of the seeds, she was going to spend 7 mounth in the underworld. Because she didn't eat 5 of the seds she will be able to spend 5 mounth with her dad. In the story it said,’’Alas,’’ said ,’’my daughter , what have you done?’’The Fates have said that if you ate anything in the land of the shallow, you must return to Hades and rule with him as his queen.’’ Since she ate 7 seeds she stays with Hades in the underworld for 7 months, and she would spend 5 months with her dad, Demeter.Therefor, if she would have ate all 12 seeds, she would have to say in the underworld for life. Luckily, she only ate 7. It's
A graphic novel consists of both a narrative and its accompanying illustrations, which are capable of providing insight through a collection of images. Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical novel, Persepolis (2003), is a collection of her comic-strip memoirs, written and illustrated by Satrapi herself. Persepolis tells the story of Marjane’s growing up and coming of age in Iran’s capital, Tehran, during the Islamic Revolution. It is a story filled with noticeable moments, all of which are supported by the artwork Satrapi has decided to include. Further analysis of Satrapi’s artistic decisions reveals her choice to include symbols that often represent Marjane’s emotions. Objects such as mirrors and the use of body language in certain characters,
In the book, Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, the main character is the author as a young girl growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution of 1979. She starts off as an incredibly positive child with enormous faith in herself and her relationship with G-d. Through her experiences, especially when she was in her crucial, early teenage years, she completely loses her faith in G-d and also rebels against her environment. The author wants to show the Western world that there are many people in Iran, like Marjane, that are no different than Westerners. She does this by describing her childhood teenage conflicts with her parents, with oppression and with her faith in G-d, all of which most Western teenagers could easily relate to.
The main character and also narrator of Persepolis was raised in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, the second Iran war as well as the Iraq war. The Islamic Revolution had a strong impact in regards to women’s rights, specifically the legislation which was meant to improve conditions for women, but unfortunately resulted in a setback. Marjane Satrapi chose to illustrate her story and enlightening experiences in a way I’ve never encountered before. Satrapi’s comic book style approach about this intense time period within history displayed a bit of foreshadowing. Throughout this essay, I will discuss how her unique style enhances the readers understanding as well as provide examples regarding the feminist approach within anthropology.
The title of the graphic novel I choose to read during the summer is called Persepolis. Persepolis follows the life of Marjane Satrapi as she lives in revolutionary Iran. The plot of the story is Marjane’s growth and development as a free minded woman in a close minded country that is trying to restrict her freedom to be proud as a woman. Marjane’s life is best portrayed through the use of splash panels and pages, captions, and open panels.
In her graphic novel “The Complete Persepolis,” Marjane Satrapi explores different identities and works through troubling hardships as she comes closer to who she truly is as an educated Iranian woman. Satrapi expresses the many trials and tribulations she endured while living in and out of Iran during parts of the Islamic Revolution, all whilst trying to find her identity as a child, teenager, and adult. Although she loses herself along the way, she always finds her true identity and self-worth by putting her interests and wellbeing first, and learning she must be proud and comfortable in her own self in order to thrive. In the midst of losing family, friends, and herself, Satrapi learns what she believes her purpose in life is, and what
In the graphic novel, Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi creates a visual representation of what life was like in Iran, being a girl growing up there during the Islamic Revolution. Transitioning from a child to an adult, Marjane comes to many realizations about her life. She sees how women are marginalized and looked down upon by people, especially Islamic men. Growing up in a communist household, she has insight on how people were silenced by the government for not following Islam.