Dune Song Persepolis Summary

The role of propaganda and misinformation in “Dune Song” and Persepolis. Governments often use propaganda and misinformation to manipulate citizens into believing their ideology and following their rules. They spread false narratives to create a narrative that benefits those in power while obscuring the realities experienced by the population. The manipulation of facts can promote a biased or one-sided understanding of events, which results in widespread misinformation and dishonesty. Authors may use propaganda in their works to illustrate the manipulation and control exerted by those in power. They can choose to highlight how information is distorted to serve political and ideological objectives, shaping public perception and behaviour. Suyi

This signifies the false lies the government is feeding the citizens to control them and hold them captive to keep order in the community. “Dune Song” shows how propaganda can mislead citizens into believing the government's word and confine them inside the gates, preventing them from seeing the world beyond the dunes. By trusting the Chief and Elders, they are subject to their beliefs and have to maintain this order, or else they will be punished and left alone in the dunes. Similar to “Dune Song”, the Iranian government in Persepolis also used propaganda to assert power against their citizens by limiting their freedom and identity. They maintain control by imposing strict laws that conform the citizen’s beliefs to Islamic beliefs and values. For example, the government controls the information young children receive by changing the school curriculum to glorify the regime and enforcing many students' minds of fundamentalist beliefs and Islamic ideology. Students learned about the glorification of martyrdom and were told to view the war with Iraq as a sacred

The effect of this manipulation causes a lot of rebellion from the citizens. Both protagonists in “Dune Song” and Persepolis show their rebellion against the government by going against societal norms and following their own beliefs. In Persepolis, Marjane follows a Westernized way of thinking, which she gets reprimanded for by the nuns, whereas in “Dune Song” Nata decides to follow her mother and escape into the dunes. These acts of dissent have profound impacts caused by governmental propaganda and misinformation. In conclusion, the short story “Dune Song” by Suyi Davies Okungbowa and the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi both demonstrate how governments use propaganda and misinformation to maintain power over their citizens and manipulate their beliefs and values to fit their ideology. This ultimately impacts citizens through a loss of individual autonomy and leads to a society where individuals are isolated, fearful and unable to fully realize their