How Does Marjane Satrapi Use Total Control In Persepolis

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In Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel Persepolis, the fundamentalist government of Iran uses total control over its citizens by using physical force, torture, and lies and deception. One of the main ways the Iranian government used total control over their citizens was using physical force. “Go on get in the car we’re taking you down to the committee.” pg. 133. After that Satrapi tried to get the guardians of the revolution to let her go so she lied to them about her parents and what they would do to her, “maybe she just believed me, maybe she just pretended to. But, miraculously she let me go.” pg.134. This sends a message to our government by saying they should not threaten or beat any citizens. specifically the police should be the ones that

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