Persepolis: The Graphic novel

Background Info: Why read Persepolis: "If people are given the chance to experience life in more than one country, they will hate a little less. It's not a miracle potion, but little by little you can solve problems in the 'basement' of a country, not on the surface. That is why I wanted people in other countries to read Persepolis, to see that I grew up just as other children do.“-Marjane Satrapi

Background Info: Who’s the Author?

Background InfO: What’s With The Book? Book is split into ten sections--from the end of the Islamic Revolution taking power to the Iran-Iraq War. Originally published in French 2007 with the same name received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Film.

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Background Info: What’s Persepolis? Persepolis: The Ancient city Persepolis: The Ancient City

Background Info: What’s Persepolis? Persepolis: The Ancient city Persepolis: The title Persepolis refers to the great Persian Empire’s capital city Persepolis was the “crown jewel of the middle east according to Alexander the Great Operated as the central hub of high political and social society

Background Info: Where else do We see the Name Persepolis in the text? All-Seeing eyes…. …Notice the Allusion?

What is the Meaning of the Allusion?

Background Info: Where else do We see the Name Persepolis in the text? Why Would She reference the old city here? “My Grandpa was a Prince”

Background InFO: Why she wrote the book Satrapi stated “I wrote Persepolis in hopes it would combat the negative images people had of my native country.” When the Iranian Revolution broke out, most people in the West only saw images of the revolutionary leaders, which did not “reflect the lives of ordinary Iranians,” she said. Satrapi also stated that she wrote Persepolis to “find a way to get the book to young Iranians, perhaps through the Internet, so that more of them could learn the truth about what happened in their country in the early 1980s.”

Persepolis SO Far…. What are your thoughts on the book so far? What are the key events so far? Are there any clear themes? Considering Satrapi’s introduction, why do you think this novel may be a useful read in Western educational institutions?