Persepolis Marjane Character Analysis

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Losing a loved one affects everyone differently. Some people may not feel any emotions, but others may feel like an enormous amount of emotions like Marjane. Marjane is the main character in the novel Persepolis. She is a girl who lives in Iran and she also lost her uncle Anoosh was a very strong man, they were in great sync with each other. However, over here loss Marjane began to break her everlasting bond with God. In the following essay I will talk about Marjane’s uncle Anoosh background history and how their relations. Then discuss how Marjane was affected by the loss of her beloved uncle. Uncle Anoosh was a very courageous man. He was a revolutionary who escaped Iran to join the Soviet Union (USSR), but his attempts were fatal it sent him to prison. However, being imprisoned for over nine years wasn’t the only problem he has experienced, his personal life was chaos when he returned. He was married to a Russian bride and …show more content…

She begins to describe herself lost and started questioning her faith. During this time God tries to ask Marjane was there something wrong and her only reply was as quoted “Shut up, you! Get out of my life!!! I never want to see you again!”(Satrapi 70). At this point all was lost and the war broke out brutally Iran was being bombed. Marjane started to act more rebellious in her schools that lead to her getting kicked out. In the end Marjane was sent to Austria to attend a French school there. Overall, Anoosh death had a huge impact on Marjane’s life. He experiences a great deal of pain throughout his personal life, but his and Marjane had a vigorous bond instantly. However, in the end when Marjane discovered the loss of her uncle she was crushed, she felt lost and as a result she loses faith in God. The change that Marjane with through may have affected her parents for example her mother faints when she was going through security for her

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