In Satrapi’s graphic novel, she describes her childhood and experiences living between the Iranian revolution and war. Over time, she starts to mature and obtain a deeper understanding of the war, overall changing her character and identity from an innocent, naive child, to more mature and understanding. In Wiesel’s novel, he talks about himself as a young boy who was forced to endure the harsh conditions of the concentration camp, as they continue to get harder, overall making it harder for him to survive. In Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel Persepolis and Elie Wiesel’s novel, Night, both authors argue how change in identity is inevitable while living through traumatic events. Throughout Persepolis, Marji seems to grasp a better understanding of the war as time goes by, and starts to become reluctant to her faith and religion as she starts to learn about the loss of her loved ones. …show more content…
Next, after having to live through the war for several years, having to endure the pain of trying to survive as well as constantly losing people and feeling like there is nothing she can do to stop it, Marji became a rebel. After the death of her friend “[her] life took a new turn, in 1984 [she] was a rebel, and nothing scared [her] anymore,” portraying how she had had enough, symbolizing her desire for freedom and how that meant standing up against authoritative figures, or when she smoked her first cigarette to rebel from her mother, symbolizing how she had become a grown