Importance of place and setting:
Time and place, also known as setting is very significant in a work of literature. It’s is the foundation of the story because the culture during that time period in that place is incorporated in the narrative to help it progress or create conflict. In Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, Iran is a perfect setting during this time because there were many political changes in the country. There were many people who are also part of this change as well, including Satrapi herself.There are a lot of conflict such as the man vs. man conflict where many innocent people die because of the war between Iraq and Iran or people move away to find a more peaceful living. Marjane Satrapi is one of those people because she migrated
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Iranian culture is very much different from the “Western” culture but with some research I have more knowledge of it. The most challenging part of reading this book is that there are a lot of historical background that the audience must know to understand the context better. It is very important that the history is researched well enough to see the theme that the author is trying to relay. Furthermore, the culture is easier in context in comparison to historical details because the culture that Marjane’s images show is not a traditional or conservative Iranian culture, rather, a more “westernized” one. The audience that are from the western countries could relate more to the story since it is very much similar but at the same time they could compare what they know to what the novel is showing to fully understand the culture that Satrapi experienced. I think that it was very important that the audience and the context have something in common because this way the audience are able to relate more and compare the difference they have in their culture to the …show more content…
On her traditional side, the culture is very similar to mines because of the wedding ceremonies and celebrations in the culture and that the family is the one who decides. Furthermore, in her traditional side, having sex before marriage or with many people is viewed very negatively and unacceptable. On the other hand, Marjane and I experienced the “western culture”. The western culture is very different from the traditional one because there are a lot more freedom considering that they do not really care about the issues of the traditional culture like marriages and sex. This culture is also known to be the “advanced” one since in the traditional culture they are more focused on religion and family reputation rather than knowledge about history or modern advances. I think that these ideas are very universal and not only two types of culture experience them. Although there many different cultures, They are very similar with each other and everything still varies from person to
In the novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, Satrapi’s childhood was highly impacted by American culture. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the affect American culture had on how Satrapi viewed the Iranian Revolution.
In Marjane Satrapi’s memoir, Persepolis, the characteristics and qualities of revolution are portrayed through rhetorical devices such as visual text, similes, and pathos. Satrapi’s use of rhetorical devices enhances and supports her expression of the revolution in Iran. Persepolis was Marjane Satrapi’s way of allowing people to see how the revolution in Iran affected her family's lifestyle and her upbringing. This memoir also allows the readers to analyze how war changes the way of the people and government in a country.
In the graphic novel, Persepolis, the main character, Marjane, faces many coming of age moments. Each one of these change her in a way that impacts her view on the world around her as her and her family strive for a better life amongst a war that hinders their ability to follow their beliefs. Marjane learns to forgive, experiences pain and suffering, and changes her opinions on God and her own views on religion forever. Marjane’s life has been filled with hard times, but also glorious moments as well.
One factor that influenced Marjane Satrapi’s perspective is her view of nationalism. Nationalism is when you love your country and are genuinely proud to represent it. Marjane is a child when the book takes place, therefore her views would differ from those older and more intelligent than her. This picture of people from Iran demonstrates nationalism. They have painted their faces with the colors of their country as a result of being proud to be from there. This is just like how Marjane is proud to be Iranian, despite all of
Historical context is the main reason Persepolis was written. Marjane Satrapi wrote Persepolis one year after nine eleven. The main reason Persepolis was written is to paint the people of Iran in a different light. At the time many people associated Iran with terrorism. Satrapi was able to depict the everyday people of Iran. Most people in Iran are average law abiding citizens. Unfortunately, like every other country Irian has the few people of deviant nature that commit unthinkable acts. The media has focused on these deviant individuals and consequently depicted the Iranian people as whole in this negative light.
Because the topic of this novel is life in Iran after the Iranian Revolution, it naturally covers difficult and somber issues. There are points in the novel where Marjane is angry, sad, and frustrated about having witnessed the impact war and the oppressive Iranian regime has had on her family and country. “The key to paradise was for poor people. Thousands of young kids, promised a better life, exploded on the minefields with their keys around their necks” (p. 102). The Iranian regime recruited children from poor families to fight for the government. They were told that they would receive a better life after death if they died for their country, so thousands of boys lost their lives for no good reason. Tackling topic such as this one leads to a naturally distressing and somber tone. However, to lighten the overall tone of the novel, Satrapi also employs humor, which serves to make the novel more approachable. For instance, when describing her favorite comic book, Dialectic Materialism, Marjane paints a picture of Marx and Descartes challenging each others ideas. During this, Marx throws a stone at
In 1980 it was the start of the Iran-Iraq war. The most recent Shah of Iran had just left the throne and fled to get away from the Islamic revolution. Marjane Satrapi represents how imperialism, social classes, and loss of innocence affected people in Iran during the 1980’s. She represents this in her book, Persepolis. Marjane wrote this book as a child during the Iran imperialism and revolution. They had eventually went into war, in which Marjane was there for. She grew up in a political home where her parents were politically active and also very religious. They made Marjane become a very strong and opinionated girl. Marjane and her family were better off than other families, making her opinion different than some children in Iran.
When the Islamic Revolution begins, Satrapi utilizes comedy to highlight different aspects of Marjane’s naive personality in relation to the serious conflicts in Iran. Moreover, Satrapi incorporates comedy into her character’s provincial personality to emphasize the limited
people outside the middle east see the area different from 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 in Iran at the time she went through a 80’s american rebel stage, and a stage of wanting to be “justice, love and wrath of god all in one.”
Persepolis 2: The Story of Return is anchored around how Marji is affected by the social injustice that occurred during the Islamic Revolution. Growing up as “a westerner in Iran and an Iranian in the West,” (Satrapi 274) changes and molds her into the young woman she is at the end of her journey. In this second chapter of Satrapis life she moves away from the comfort of Iran and finds a life in Vienna. Marji desires to find her purpose and identity during her brief time here and faces many battles with language barriers, people and herself. Marjis past from Iran haunts her and instills the idea that she needs to make something of herself while in Austria. Finding that Austria took her down a darker path where the light was scarcer and the
Tehran is where most of Iran’s artistic community resides and, hopefully, will one day prosper despite the many censorship restrictions regarding who can do what and under which circumstances (Crowder). Many artistic expressions are banned in Iran; expressions such as posters, books, films, women’s clothing as well as music are banned in Iran (Crowder). Navigating these constraints has become an art form in of itself, but Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis is not shy about calling out the Islamic regime’s rules that took over power of the country after the 1979 Revolution. Throughout Persepolis, Satrapi blatantly ignores the rule that there should be no representation of one’s faith, criticizes the brutality of the regime as well as questions their power by challenging the regime’s idea of sending thousands of people to die in an attempt to keep control over Iran. Because of these reasons, among others, that Persepolis has been a subject of controversy in Iran and has been banned entirely (Billet).
Both cultures emphasize the importance of the individual being a part of the group instead of being independent and
There are many times when problems in a country affect one's life. Persepolis by Majarne Satrapi recounts the coming-of-age of a girl during a period of war. Utilizing a graphic novel to illustrate, Marjane recalls the struggles of her family and herself living in warfare. For instance, in Persepolis, Marjane's external conflict result in her internal conflict.
...h/where you grew up. There are personal views affected by culture, such as views on relationships. For example, some people believe in arranged marriages and look down on casual relationships while these laid back relationships are considered normal for someone else. It is believed that the effect culture has is dependent on the “magnitude of the parent’s cultural identification” (Shim 92-27).