The interviews of Marjane Satrapi greatly developed my sense for her as an author, artist, and graphic novelist. The interviews didn’t quite change my understanding of the novel but they definitely gave me a better understanding of it by giving me more insight into the author. For instance, in the beginning of the book there is a page in which Marjane and the girls she is in school with are playing with their chadors as if they are toys. Although I knew this was in fact a true story I never really
surrounding you. This is the same situation Marjane Satrapi faced in her memoir “Persepolis 2” when she lived abroad. “Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return” by Marjane Satrapi is a memoir that depicts the troubled life of Marjane Satrapi. Marjane Satrapi, the author, was born in Rasht, Iran in the year 1969. She was born
In America, many have come to recognize Iran as a terrorist nation, but in reality, many Americans stereotype Iranians because they misunderstand the country and how it got to that point. In Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel Persepolis, she gives her readers an inside look of Iran by writing about her childhood during the Iranian Revolution and the changes in her life during that time. The frames in Satrapi’s graphic novel draw similarities and differences between advertisements and the Iranian culture
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic autobiography that illustrates her childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and her high school years in Austria, including her return to Iran. Throughout the graphic novel, Marji goes through numerous of trials when she was a child and it builds tension with her present self. The events that changes Marji as a person are the Iranian Revolution, the Iran-Iraq war, her moving away to Austria, and her return to Iran, When Marji was a child she lived
that as the reader a connection can be made. With some writers, it is easier to transmit these emotions through visual cues that give the reader another sense of depth. With the writer of Persepolis taking advantage of this assistance of images Marjane Satrapi can add another level to the meaning she is trying to get across. With this addition to the imagery of this graphic novel “name” can infuse more emotions. While she adds imagery to her novel, she adds another sense that there is a misunderstanding
Persepolis is an autobiographic novel that tells the story of young Marjane Satrapi’s attempt to find her own identity after losing herself in a time of war, violence, and an oppressive country. She loses her identity in three aspects: mentally, physically, and religiously. Mentally, she is thrown into a war at very young age, which she tries to cope with by using comedic relief. Physically, her country is attempting to hide who she is with the veil and the strict dress code. Religiously, her faith
The novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novel based on a true story about a girl named Marjane (MJ) and her life. This story takes place in the 1970s to the 1980s in the capital of Iran, Tehran. his time period is during the Islamic Revolution which this has an impact on MJ and her family, which ultimately ends up with MJ leaving the country.In addition to the islaic revolution Iran is in a war with Iraq. On page 106 a very important event happens. MJ and her family have a big party
directed by Marjane Satrapi (2007), young Marji overhears several conversations between her parents and family friends. Therefore, her beliefs depend on the emotions and words spoken between the adults. In Persepolis, women play the primary role in influencing Marji’s life. From beginning to end, women teach Marji the differences between right and wrong. Two female figures remain a constant influence in Marji’s life. Her mother, Mrs. Satrapi, and grandmother both leave lasting influences
played a huge role in society. No matter if was race, ethnicity, or even their culture, women have always been important with the roles that they carry. In the book, Persepolis, you learn about what the Iranian women had to go through, especially Marjane Satrapis. We see Satrapi’s struggles through her childhood and the stories she tells. As you dig deeper in to the book, readers realize what an everyday life in Iran is like. Such as, growing up in war and the struggles it is being a young women. Not
name a few. In Marjane Satrapi’s book Persepolis, she uses effective graphic images to present her perspective of religion, loss of innocence, and gender roles in Iran. Religion in the world today is the belief in and worship of a God or Gods. Religion usually is not
In the book Persepolis, a non-fiction piece about the author Marjane Satrapi’s life in a changing Iran, Satrapi explores the idea of tensions between old and new by referencing conversations with her grandma, talking about parties, the transition of the veil into society, talking about her school, noting the demonstrations that took place in the streets, and discussing the cultural revolution that occurred. Satrapi purposefully communicates this theme to the audience to contrast the Iran she grew
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
Growing Up Satrapi It is hard to tell the story of a “typical” youth and it is hard to write a story that relates to experiences in everyone’s lives, but this is exactly what Marjane Satrapi accomplished in her memoir. Persepolis is the story of a child’s growth from preteen to adult. The specific challenges that Satrapi faces are unique to her situation, but we can ask whether they accurately portray the psychological development that children go through. Do her reactions to situations resemble
In Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi tells a story through pictures and words of her difficult childhood in Iran and her trouble living in a life of strict ideals enforced by revolutionaries that she strongly opposes. In one of the most notable panels in Satrapi’s graphic novel, Marjane’s uncle, called uncle Anoosh, has been executed because he was convicted of being a Russian spy. She is in a time of grieving and is overwhelmed by the chaotic world that she has been brought into. At the same time, the
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi the juxtaposition of color, size, and age is used to emphasize the hope of the people versus the violent oppression of the government. Marjane Satrapi juxtaposes the dark color of black and the pale white within the story to contrast the simplicity of the people’s
people who live there. In the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi,, is about her when she was a little girl in Iran during the iranian revolution starring in 1979, when everything started to change for her starting with “the veil.” Satrapi was ineffective in showing that the middle eastern stereotypes does not reflect the majority of iranian people through single story's meaning, talks about one person's point of view. Marjane Satrapi was a different kind of little girl than the rest of them
Devices Satrapi employs multiple different techniques of ironic devices in Persepolis; in many cases, she uses situational irony and hyperboles. Being a graphic novel, some of these ironic devices are conveyed through either imagery, language, or both. For example, there is a quote that Marjane hears from another revolutionary, “To die a martyr is to inject blood into the veins of society” (p. 115). While the quote is an exaggeration and an action not meant to be taken literally, Marjane literally
Gender Roles in Persepolis The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novel that depicts the life of Marjane Satrapri during the Iranian Revolution. Satrapi tells her story as a child growing up during the time of the many drastic changes forced upon women and the effects of the new laws made by the Shah. During this time people in Iran were banned from reading, or listening to music that was not approved by the regime. Schools were separated by gender and women were forced
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi shows the reader about the events that took place in the country of Iran in 1980. The protagonist of the story tells us the story of the veil that was mandatory for the women to wear after the Islamic revolution in 1979. She shows us how the people living in Iran reacted to this law through various different perspectives and retorts. The story outlines Marjane’s story from when she was a small child to when she was a young adult. Marjane opposes the notion of command
by Marjane Satrapi that describe her childhood up to her early adult years in Iran during and after the Islamic Revolution. The title is a reference to the ancient capital of the Persian Empire, Persepolis. During the whole book, Marjane Satrapi is changing. The reader follows her character development. On panel 113 the last frame is illustrative of the contentious aspect of Marjane's relationship with her mother. While most of the book shows a tender and loving relationship between Marjane and