Persepolis Textual Analysis Thread

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Persepolis Textual Analysis Thread

A place to discuss anything related to the VCE English text 'Persepolis' by Marjane Satrapi

Satrapi, Marjane, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, Jonathan Cape, 2003 (3)
Iranian-born Marjane Satrapi documents her childhood in Tehran, Iran, from age six to 14 in the graphic novel Persepolis. The book was met with critical acclaim, receiving several awards and being adapted into an animated film in 2007.
Growing up during the period of the Islamic revolution, Satrapi suffered under oppression and was exposed to violence and brutality. She does not shy away from exploring the often shocking and fatal repercussions of the repressive regime. However, Persepolis also offers a counter to this brutality by highlighting the courageous actions of Satrapi’s family, including her staunch Marxist parents and her activist uncle, Anoosh, whom she idolises. Persepolis explores the contradictions between public and private life, and how absurd they appear through the eyes of an innocent child. The graphic novel form provides much for students to discuss regarding the written and the visual, both of which can be considered when analysing the themes of grief, mortality, freedom and repression, and heroism and gender.
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