The Reflection Of Persepolis

During the interactive oral, the students and I talked about how the graphic novel, Persepolis, affected our understanding on the novel, author, and the entire perspective of Iran and Marjane. During the discussion, a student pointed out that the graphic novel is a cry for help for Iranians. Because the novel was translated into different languages, people around the world can see how the life of Iranians changed though out the years. Before the revolution occurred in Iran, Iranians had normal lives like us, when reading the graphic novel; Iranians had cars, jobs, and homes just like Americans. Since many other people have not read Persepolis, they are shown what Iran is like now rather than what it was before, which makes most of them not help Iran. Another student pointed out how all of the classes of Iran struggle to survive after the revolution. For example, in Persepolis, two women fight over food in the super market; this shows how the classes are affected by the revolution and the government as well. Another example that was given by a student was how the wealthy wouldn’t be suffering as much as the other classes in Iran because they could be selling weapons or other needs to the government. Nut that could also be a sign of struggle because the wealthy would give anything to the government as long as they would stay out of the conflict. Now if Marji were a male throughout Persepolis, there would different interpretations in the novel. If the protagonist were a man,