Persepolis is a graphic narrative written by Marjane Satrapi. She uses pictures and writing to portray her childhood and the struggle in Iran. Satrapi talks about many terrifying experiences that took place during her childhood. Some of those include mass murders, bombing and executions. After reading this, I can’t even begin to imagine being a child having to see all of this take place. In "The Texture of Retracing In Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis" by Hilary Chute, she not only analyzes Persepolis’ text but also the pictures and layout of the graphic narrative. I never really realized how the layout and spacing can impact the interpretation of a graphic narrative until reading Chute’s article. I thought it was very interesting how even though Marjane was a child she wanted to fight for what was right and wanted to participate in the demonstrations even though there was a chance of getting shot. I also thought that it was very motivating that through such a hard time, Marjane was able to make light of the situation somewhat. I especially enjoyed the part where Marjane was being stopped by the Guardians of the Revolution and they were asking her about her pin with Michael Jackson on it and she included that the bottom, “back then Michael Jackson was still black.” :)
If i could ask three questions, I would ask Marjane...
if her parents got a chance to read the narrative?
how her childhood has affected her life today?
how did she feel when her parents went off to the demostration?
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