Reza Shah

information and supports the analysis for governments in contrast for the Persepolis novel as well. Marjane’s father and uncle Anoosh talked about Marxism (political idea based on a 19th century man named Karl Marx) and their father being a prince “The Shah” and it being a dictatorship country at the

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, is an autobiography, written by Marjane Satrapi. Satrapi wrote about her childhood while living in a country when everyday was a struggle because of the different wars and the different dictatorships that were taking place in Iran at the time of 1980. Satrapi showcases her autobiography as a graphic novel, explaining this memoir through images which gives the reader an understanding of what the author is trying to display through the words that go along with

November 4, 1979: a date to live forever. In Tehran, the capital of Iran, a demonstration turned hostile when a group of students storm over the walls of the U.S. Embassy and take 90 people, hostage, including 66 Americans. This was the beginning of the Iranian revolution, creating an Islamic Republic under the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Now, the Obama Administration plans to give these same people (under that same family) nuclear power to possibly make weapons. The Iran-US nuclear

Arash Sadeghi’s 70 days of hunger strike has gained international attention because of his dire situation and the social media campaign launched by Iranian users of twitter. He is not the only political prison on hunger strike in Iran. Among other prisoners on hunger strike in Nizar Zakka the Lebanese-American IT specialist who was invited to Iran by Rouhani’s Vice President only to be arrested by the IRGC for espionage. Hunger strike is the last available means to a political prisoner to fight her

get someone who would support their interests in oil. Finally, the Shah was their new leader and had close ties with the US. The Shah was replaced by Ayatollah Khomeini and the United States started to get away from Iran. Ayatollah Khomeini formed anti-American groups that held more than sixty people hostage from the American embassy. The people from Iran did not like Americans getting involved with their government. Since the Shah was able to come to the United States and get his treatment, it made

In Persepolis, there are comic strips that point out the characters, and show their reactions throughout the book. There are words in each comic strip that state what the characters are saying, and/are thinking. I believe the main strengths to the usage of using imagery in this book are to identify characters and situations, and get a better understanding of the story. With imagery being a big importance to this book, it also has its limitations. Such as, not being able to get the correct type

The Middle East back when Persepolis was written was a very corrupt time for Iran, women were oppressed, Iran hated their own country, and many children lost a happy childhood. In Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, she accurately demonstrates Islamic culture is corrupted through gender roles, political and social awareness, and loss of innocence. For instance, in this photo, it shows gender roles and how its a womens job to cook and she looks content and happy with this. However, in Persepolis

In “House of Sand and Fog”, Dubus uses repetition to emphasize some of the characters’ notable traits. One example occurs when Massoud Behrani was advised by Torez (an Iranian friend) that he would be beaten up by the lazy Panamanian if Massoud commanded the man to do work, and Massoud responded by emphasizing his role as a powerful colonel, “‘I was a colonel, Mr.Torez. I was a colonel in the Imperial Air Force. Do you know this, Mr.Torez? I was a colonel’” (pg.16). This means that Massoud is a colonel

In Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel and memoir Persepolis, she describes life in Iran under the Islamic revolution. The novel focuses on her formation identity amid the authoritarian and oppressive regime. She creates her identity through self-education and personal rebellion and expression regardless of the risk she faces. The novel follows the way she seeks to control her life within a system that is trying to remove that autonomy from her control. Marjane fights the personal oppression through

next prophet. Since this is a religious view that would support the Shah and the fundamentalist side, Marjane is shown in black (Satrapi 6). After Marjane learns about the King and God in school, she goes home to her parents and tells them how much she loves the King because he was chosen by God. She is of course wearing black in this panel because it is supporting the fundamentalist side of the revolution (Satrapi 19). The Shah believes in eliminating social classes and having everyone look the