Summary Of Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis

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The novel Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis) by Marjane Satrapi is the account of Marjane Satrapi’s life growing up in Tehran, Iran. Satrapi opens reader’s eyes to a childhood that has been warped by war and devastation. Young Satrapi experiences several unpleasant things as a child during the revolution. She hears stories about how children were recruited to be in the front lines during battles and how her friends’ fathers were captured and tortured to death. To experience all this chaos in Satrapi’s childhood took a toll on her mental state. In Persepolis, it is evident that there are some aspects of the Revolution that don’t make sense to Satrapi. Although she is born into a world that is unfamiliar to her, she is determined to find meaning. Satrapi entices her readers by making her characters and the situation more relatable. The authors incorporation of a child’s perspective, her relationship with God, and the use of a graphic novel are just a few of the ways in which the subject of Persepolis appeals to readers. In regards to an issue as conflicting and controversial as the Iranian Revolution, Marjane Satrapi uses many different stylistic techniques to help readers better appreciate her plight. Persepolis is told through the eyes of a child who has a desire to understand her world. The Iranian Revolution had just begun to spread and grow by the time Marjane Satrapi was born. The Revolution stemmed from the overthrowing of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
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