Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Rebellion & Persepolis - American Lit 261 - Comments?

A discussion topic posed by Sarah Landenberger for American Lit 261:

As the Islamic Revolution progressed, so did Satrapi's rebellious ways. Draw a parallel correlation of the two situations.

2 comments:

TFetch said...

Tom Fetch
Associate Professor Warnke
Writing 098
October 27, 2009

The Complete Persepolis
What I think about Persepolis is that it’s a great novel to read. At the noon event, I saw the fabric cloths from Iran have great detail and they’re soft and warm on the outside. The next thing I’ve learned about Iran is the culture of this city and the speakers are talking about the Shah of Iran, who made the country a better place for all Iranians, and that there are many revolutions in Iran. [Marjane felt that she was chosen to be a prophet by God, and she was trying to figure out a place in her life (Persepolis, 8-9)].
Marjane’s father had told her that her Grandfather was a prince, who was eventually thrown in to prison by the Shah of Iran, who had promised to make the country a better place to live for all of his people, but in fact, put many of his enemies in prison and have spent the money in the country foolishly (Persepolis, 22-25).
Marjane, however, thought it was foolish that people from different social classes were treated differently, so she became friends with Mehri the family maid Marjane helped write letters to the neighbor’s boy that she loved, but her father had told her that she had to stay within her own social class (Persepolis, 34-37).

TFetch said...

I like the graphic novel, because it talks about where the author grew up, and what her life is about.