In the passages “Cairo: My City, My Revolution”, “Reading Lolita in Tehran”, and “Persepolis 2”, the authors had different perceptions of the world they were living in and had decided to share the experience of their rebellions to give their story’s and an example of the situation they were living in. Each author handled the idea of rebellion in their own, but similar way in each passage. In the first passage “Cairo: My City, My Revolution” the perspective of the person of interest
Azar Nafisi, the narrator of Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (2003), is a self-centered, self- righteousness character who, according to her claim, has very little contact with other Iranian people in general. (p. 11, 74, 186, 169) Being “very American” (p. 175), in several incidents she finds herself in a great distance of what others acknowledge as custom, ordinary or natural. (p. 32, 98, ..) Bear that in mind, she also admits that “events in [her] mind have become confused” (p. 89)
Passion and Change: How Reading Lolita in Tehran Deconstructs Power In authoritarian systems of government, the manner in which leaders rule over the people leave citizens very little power to bring change. Though pockets of dissent exist, it can be unnerving when one realizes that dissent only implicates those dissenters in troubles first perpetuated by the rulers themselves—in chaos, people cannot convene, they cannot organize or seek change because all change requires cooperation. Only in
Many believe that our mind is the source of our freedom. We see this in Azar Nafisi’s “Selections of Lolita in Tehran,” Cathy Davidson’s “Project Classroom Makeover,” and Maggie Nelson’s “Great to Watch.” Nafisi creates a world of color to escape from the darkness of the society she lives in. Davidson tries to resist standard education. Nelson discusses avant-garde artists use cruelty as a way to rebel against banality. But people are surrounded by fences that limit their individuality. The mind
As revealed in Azar Nafisi's book Reading Lolita in Tehran, Iran's radical religious and political views are the driving force behind the domination and maltreatment of the country's people. Throughout the book there are many examples of this oppressive treatment which is enforced because of strict religious convictions. Nafisi compares the oppression happening during a tense period of revolution with various works of fiction that mirrors what is becoming life in Iran. The tyrannical treatment
population that follows a particular set of morals and ideals. An individual’s own identity, as a result, is dependent on many varying factors of their lifestyle in these culturally regulated regions. In the stories, “Selections from Reading Lolita in Tehran,” by Azar Nafisi, and “The Naked Citadel,” by Susan Faludi, the authors depict the impact made on an individual’s identity by male-dominated communities prejudiced against women. The discriminations described in these stories contribute to the creation
containing similar and different aspects such as their overall messages, styles and textual structures. These literary works include, “I Have a Dream," by Martin Luther King Jr., "Cairo: My City, Our Revolution," by Ahdaf Soueif, and, “Reading Lolita in Tehran," by Azar Nafisi. Oppressed individuals created ways to bring awareness to their hardships in order to fully express their beliefs. These texts all share a specific message which is to propel a social movement by peacefully protesting and forming
and the feeling of liberation seem unattainable most of the time. However, once you discover a gateway, such as literature or meditation, it becomes easier to reach your goals of becoming open-minded. Azar Nafisi’s “Selection from Reading Lolita in Tehran” describes the struggles she and her students face and how they use literature to escape from their atrocious life. Similarly, “Wisdom” by Robert Thurman explores the idea of reaching a nirvana-like state where people become aware of their surroundings
Heroes and victims—these common roles are found in “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me,” by Sherman Alexie, and in Azar Nafisi's, “From Reading Lolita in Tehran.” Both Alexie and Nafisi were shaped by the societies into which they were born, turning to literature to escape from the confinements of their existence. Sherman Alexie is an Indian who works with students openly in the Catholic school system to help the students of the reservation find their own way into the world, while Azar
CHAPTER 2: SIMPLIFIED SOCIAL REALITY The magic of Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis is that, it has the ability to condense a whole country’s tragedy into one poignant funny scene. The novel is an elegant, witty and moving weapon of mass destruction. Marjane Satrapi bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country Iran. Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. What makes Satrapi’s
People have tried to attain freedom for at least as long as there is a historical record. It is and always has been something everyone wants, throughout history and today. There are many parts to freedom, although generally it means being able to do whatever one wants, whenever one wants, within reason. In her graphic memoir, The Complete Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi explores her own personal freedom and that of her family through the enforced veil covering women’s hair in Iran, opposed to dressing
Persepolis,based on the graphic novel itself, is a movie about Marjane’s life before and after the Islamic revolution in Tehran,Iran. Serious and somber as it may look, Persepolis is full of warmth and surprises and alive with humour. Marjane Satrapi is a rebel and is someone who strongly believes that freedom is her birthright and dares to face anyone who challenges her. She grows up in a family of intellectual,educated people who face many difficulties. First under the ill norms of the Shah’s
comics and Autobiographical. This graphic novel is autobiographical because the books shows us the events that took place when the author Marjane was a kid and her experiences in Tehran in the 1980s. The main character of this book is a girl named Marjane or Marji for short and she is not like any average girl in Tehran, Iran. She is extremely curious about Politics and History of Iran. She also is quite imaginative and creative and has a really bold personality compared to other little girls at
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
When analyzing Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel, Persepolis, under a Marxist Literary Lense, one can see an apparent irony in the protagonist’s support of revolution and left-wing ideologies like communism. Marji’s family is a fairly affluent family, seeing that they live lives of relative comfort and luxury. Seeing that the family is a part of the class of Iranian society that has money, it is strange that the family calls for a destruction of the current society that they live in. It seems that
join. It wasn’t until 1907 that Tehran, Iran’s capital, built their first primary schools for girls. These schools in Tehran were funded by women’s NGOs. In 1918 the first Teacher Education College for girls was set up in Iran’s capital city (Dolatshahi, 2006). Under the Pahlavi dynasty (1921-1979), education changed considerably in Iran. They believed that education could be a contributing factor into making crucial changes (Hayati and Fattahi, 2005). In 1936, Tehran University admitted both males
Persepolis Marjane Satrapi - Director/Author Marjane Satrapi was born in 1969. She grew up in Tehran, studied in Vienna before she relocated to France in 1994. In Paris, through fellow comic book artists, she was introduced into the Atelier des Vosges, an artist studio which gathered major, contemporary comic book artists. In Persepolis, published in October 2001, she described the Iraq-Iran war and her teenage years until she left for Vienna at the age of fourteen. Persepolis is co-directed
The world of comics enables comic-artists to create a whole other dimension of consciousness. The scale of emotions is enormous, allowing complete freedom for the comic-book drawer to paint a world of new understanding. As coming-of-age memoirs, Persepolis I and Persepolis II tell the story of Marjane Satrapi’s struggle to realize her true self in a world torn apart by civil unrest. Marjane Satrapi’s minimalistic drawing style enables the books Persepolis I and Persepolis II to convey the gruesome
of Independence, meaning that all people deserve equal rights. A topic of debate is whether or not people should be given or demand these rights for themselves. In the selections, “I Have a Dream”, by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, “ Reading Lolita in Tehran”, by Azar Nafisi, and “A Eulogy for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”, by Robert F. Kennedy, the topic of equal rights being given or demanded can be explored. Freedom is one of the most valuable elements of the human experience, but doesn’t require a person
got dangerous for her family she stated, “Now that Tehran was under attack many fled. The city was deserted. As for us, we stayed. Not just out of fatalism. If there was to be a future, in my parents’ eyes, that future was linked to my french education. And Tehran was the only place I could get it.” This quote depicts moral courage because even when