Alexander had a cruel and a somewhat good side at times. Alexander the Great wasn’t really a great leader/king after all. Even though he had conquered many lands at his time, that doesn’t mean that he should have been given the title “the Great.” A king respects his people and doesn’t do cruel actions in order to get what he wants, even though his father was a king, that doesn’t mean that he should have become one too; his father had achieved a lot but never got the same title that Alexander got

Shawnaleh Cada Miss. Given World Literature 11 5 February 2017 Response #3 Barbara Kingsolver’s novel The Poisonwood Bible is one that captivates the reader with its version of storytelling. Perhaps the novel is captivating due to the fact that the story is by five different narrators and it is set in past and present. Kingsolver’s novel reveals that storytelling is always changing based on the person telling the story. This is prominent due to the fact that the novel is by multiple personalities

The True Story of Persepolis Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic memoir about her childhood up to her young adult era during the Iranian revolution. The purpose of this graphic memoir is to show the audiences the life of a young Iranian girl in the mist of the Iranian revolution in Iran. The main character Marji encounters numerous life events and hardships through out the book, which shape her the person she is today. As we read the book we can question why the Satrapi decides to write

Persepolis is different from other animated films through its unique imagery, symbolism, and change in time. For example, in Persepolis, unique imagery is evident when there is a change in picture color from multi-color to black and white. In the beginning of the movie, there was a combination of both color and black and white.Three quarters through the movie, the images changed back to multi-color. Finally, the images turn back to black and white. The colored scenes, seem to project the present

Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Safak and Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, both authors believe that it is the right of the citizens to remain loyal to their people, however this loyalty ends up being naive. Through the physical actions of the characters, the ignorant decisions they make, and the perception of what loyalty means, both Safak and Satrapi present the importance of remaining loyal to one’s people. In both passages from Bastard of Istanbul and Persepolis, the characters of Armanoush and Marjane

Persepolis Photo Essay Generally, all narratives or stories are told from the perspective of the person telling them, and this is the case with Marjane Satrapi’s story Persepolis. The perspective of the storyteller can be affected by multiple doings, and as for Marjane Satrapi’s perspective, it is affected by nationalism,or her love for her country, by social classes and her perspective is also affected by her religion and faith. This picture represents what nationalism is, where people believe

Persepolis proves that a stereotype of “fundamentalism, fanaticism, and terrorism” is dispelled by learning of the average citizen. Satrapi addresses this in Persepolis by using herself and multiple characters in the book. In America you grow up hearing that the middle eastern people are all terrorist, that statement becomes embedded into your brain. This book shows there is way more to the story that we don 't get on the news. The citizens’ stories need to be told too, because they are the ones

IB Higher Level Written Assignment European Counter-Culture in The Complete Persepolis Translated Work Used: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiReflective Statement of The Complete Persepolis: In The Complete Persepolis the time and place of the book is crucial to the plot. The Complete Persepolis contains two different plots flowing together as the book runs from beginning to end; the primary plot follows the story of young Marjane Satrapi, who later becomes