Persepolis

Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi


In many ways Persepolis is both telling a story and also showing the importance of stories in our lives today. The book gives meaning to the stories that are told beneath another, and the meanings behind that are somehow blinded for some to see. In Persepolis the author shows her experiences by telling stories. For example, some stories that are told by her are, the Uncle Anoosh's story. Her uncle Noosh is someone who she admires so much throughout the story, she is extremely proud of her uncle, she relates to him in a way of comparing experiences. Her uncle Anoosh had faced death, gone to prison, he was a risktaker just like her.

A reviewer in the L.A. Times wrote, "Although she may not have intended it, Satrapi has grown into her youthful dream of prophethood. She is a voice calling out to the rest of us, reminding us to embrace this child's fervent desire that human dignity reign supreme." I toally agree with this reviewer, she might have to intended it but Satrapi is a voice, she spoke out for many and still does. Her book caused chaos some how but it caused it only because people either disagreed with what had to say or agreed with it. It was a 50/50 chance for her. She's definetely done great things with her book and her words.

The book suggests about social class in Iranian culture during this time of period that people weren't given the respect they deserved as human beings. For example, the story about the maid and the neighbor in "The Letter". The neighbor stopped liking that women as soon as he found out that she was a maid. Or how they recruited the poor and how they promised them riches, women, food, etc. These boys only took the offer because they were desperate. They fooled the poor people with wrong ideas and lies. Social class was marked so boldly, the Irania culture had a big struggle with this during this period of time.