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Persepolis by author Marjane Satrapi is a nonfiction graphic novel set in Tehran, Iran in the 1980s. It is a story of a child, Marjane Satrapi growing up and going through the Islamic Revolution, Cultural Revolution and war between Iran and Iran. In 1979, it was being enforced that women have to wear veils, Marjane was ten and in school when this happened, she didn’t understand it nor did she like it, “Then came 1980: the year it became obligatory to wear the veil at school. We didn’t like to wear

Choncheh Ghavami was arrested in June of 2014 for going to watch a volleyball game. She was recently freed on a bail of 20,000 pounds (The independent UK). Despite the gains women have made in Iran their is still much more to be done before equality can be reached. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a story that takes place through the eyes of Marji as a young female adolescent. Marji saw and experienced her rights as a women being suppressed through out her life. Meddling by foreign governments caused

Would you tackle an adult to save your friend, I mean a trusted adult like a coach? Well Paul Fisher from the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor did just that. He tackled his former coach to save his friend. You’re probably wondering “Why did he do that?” Well his friends Victor and Tino came for revenge after someone murdered Tinos brother. They attacked the murderer and his friend who told him to attack Tinos brother in the first place. Victor got away but the coach got Tino, as they were passing Paul

Persepolis is written by Marjane Satrapi, and is about her life as a young Iranian girl during the Islamic Revolution. She comes from a wealthy family that does not like the current Iranian shah because he believes that the country is too western. The government forces Iranians to be religious, by praying and repressing the women into wearing veils. Marjane’s parents protest the shah and he is eventually overthrown, but the prime minister that succeeds him is not very good either. During the

Through a child’s eyes, one might find that the world is perceived quite differently. They view the earth in complete opposition to adults, as their imagination is far more broad than than the mind of a grown-up. Tragic events are seen through a filter of innocence. However, how does this point of view taint a story? In Persepolis, Marjane illustrates her thoughts she had as a child on adult matters, such as the wars and revolutions in 1980’s Iran. Since the younger Marjane first understood very

Throughout the novel The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, many examples of what women are supposed to be are presented during and after the Iranian Revolution. The Iranian Revolution changed the way women were viewed in Iran and greatly influenced women during this time. Marjane’s character is influenced by the roles that the women in her life play around her, as well as her surrounding especially including the revolution. In 1980 a cultural revolution took place in Iran. Women were forced

The movie Persepolis was about a girl named Marjane ‘Marji’ Satrapi, she and her family is from Iran. Marjane is a strong-willed, independent, and outspoken girl. The first scene and act of movie shows Marjane as a young little girl observe the events of the disastrous pre and post-Iran/Iraq revolutionary War of the 1970s and 1980s. However, as Marji grows up to a teenager, she sees firsthand how the new Iran, now govern by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive despotism on its now. So

Bowling For Columbine is a documentary that was produced by Michael Moore which focusses primarily on the relationship between the crime rates throughout various regions. After learning that Canada and the United States had a very similar ratio when it came to households and guns, Michael was intrigued that Canada had a substantially lower rate of gun related crimes. This documentary became a tool for Michael to delve into the questions that were raised; although he was unable to extract a specific

Persepolis Persepolis is a graphic novel regarding what it is like for a young girl, Marjane Satrapi, growing up during the Islamic Revolution. In 1980, one year after the start of the Islamic Revolution, Marji is forced to wear a veil to school which makes it very difficult to express herself. As a result of this, she has to adapt and accept the facts rather than hiding from them. Ten year old Marji is unlike any other typical girl her age. She does not play with toys or baby dolls, but she spends

From the very beginning of Persepolis we the readers know that Marjane Satrapi was no ordinary child growing up in 1980 Iran. While she did have the same confusion as to why she was veiled and separated from her male counterparts she did know what she want to be at the age of six. She wanted to be a prophet for childish reasons. She knew she was destined for greatness before the Islamic Revolution. The veil and separated classes marked the beginning of Iran’s political and religious unrest. Protest