Introducing Marjane & Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi allows her childhood memoirs to come to life in pictures on the pages of Persepolis. She captivates readers with a childish charm by allowing the voice of an opinionated, naive young girl to describe to readers the conditions she grew up with in Iran. I love the way Marjane conveys the seriousness of the history of the Islamic Revolution through simple black and white pictures. (It's interesting how she uses comics to tell the childhood story because comics are often associated with kids.) Through a lovable little girl, Marjane communicates with readers a radical change in Iranian history that left the country where it is today. Today in class, Ninva shared a lot of her personal insights and experiences as a girl growing up in Iran. Because of the Islamic Revolution, schools were separated and women had to wear veils--the society drastically changed. Ninva also said that school textbooks are constantly changing, especially with regard to the religious aspects taught to children. The things Marjane and her family accomplished allow me to have great respect for them, because they did not allow government to take over their own lives.