Marjane Satrapi

Throughout her work, Marjane Satrapi feigns the mind of a child, herself, growing up during a controversially known event. The Iranian Revolution got a lot of educated talk from people who had no idea what was truly going on in that country until long down the line, and in her work, Marjane presents a side of the story from a child thrust into the change during one of the many crucial periods in her life. Blatantly, the visual representation holds a link with a childish art style that would interest

In the graphic novel “Persepolis”, Marjane Satrapi tells an autobiographical story of growing up in both revolutionary Iran and Austria. As in all coming-of-age stories, the protagonist is faced with challenges which force them to grow up, all the while struggling to find their identity. Satrapi’s story however, is complicated by the drastically contrasting and changing cultures around her and thus her character’s search of identity is not only confined to the typical pains of adolescence, but also

not only her childhood as outlined in Persepolis, but also the experiences Marjane Satrapi underwent with regards to Western media during her time in Vienna, she is able to convey the humanization of the Iranian people. Upon being ostracized, engaging in self-struggle, and constantly having inner turmoil with identity as a result of the trauma of the suppression left on her by the policies of the Islamic Revolution, Satrapi emerged with Persepolis; an embodiment of not only her past and struggles

“Persepolis” By Marjane Satrapi is a book that resonates huge moral beliefs and values to me. Here we have a girl that is growing up on the middle of the pre and post revolution. This is the time where the is a growing tension between political climax, liberals, are now being detained, prosecuted, and punished at extreme measures so the government can prove their hierarchy. Marj is very big on politics as her parents are, so it isn’t a surprise that Marj felt the need to stand up for her own belief

The novel Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis) by Marjane Satrapi is the account of Marjane Satrapi’s life growing up in Tehran, Iran. Satrapi opens readers’ eyes to a childhood that has been warped by war and devastation. Young Satrapi experiences many unpleasant things as a child during the Revolution. She hears stories about how children were recruited to be in the front line during battles and how her friends’ fathers were captured and tortured to death. To experience all of this

Writers use characters to represent their alienation from their cultural and social values. This is seen in Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi who talks about her story of growing up in Iran during revolutions and war time. In the novel, it’s clearly seen that Marji doesn’t belong to the society she lives in. In the first chapter, ‘’The Veil’’, we can clearly notice with the first two panels that she is different. In a class photo, she is sitting on the far left and we can’t see her. This photo can be

compare it to the symbolic meaning that could be interpreted from the text. Symbolism displayed throughout the novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi portrays different views of the novel; historical, childlike views. The novel takes place in Iran during the 1980’s which marked the beginning of political and religious confusion throughout the country. Marjane Satrapi lives with a family who supports revolutionaries and attends political protests where she obtains knowledge about the world and the social

Persepolis is an autobiography of Marjane Satrapi’s childhood in her native Iran. She writes about being a child in Iran through the Iranian revolution and the Iran-Iraq war. As Satrapi recounts stories of her youth, one can observe that the Iran-Iraq war and the Iranian revolution are the central events driving the entire story. When the revolution and war happens, the dynamics of the book change completely. War creates a sense of unity and nationalism. Marjane shows a large contrast between her

hardship of growing up in an environment where one feels choked out of one’s own skin is prevalent in the graphic novel, Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi. Persepolis is an autobiographical graphic novel depicting Marjane’s life from the time she was a child up to her early adult years in Iran

In The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, the genre choice of the graphic novel vividly portrays the life-experience that Satrapi herself gone through as a youth growing up in Iran back in the 1980s. Satrapi utilizes a unique drawing style to emphasize the influence that the Islamic Republic has brought to her. The recurring action of teachers implanting Islamic values in children throughout Marjane’s education in Iran is demonstrated through a set of related images, which implicitly reflect