Marjane Satrapi once said, “ I wanted to be justice, love and the wrath of God all in one”(9). Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi tells the story of a young girl during a political and religious turmoil that has a desire to fix social inequalities and make the world into a place where people don’t have to suffer much longer. From religious, warfare, and freedom standpoints; Marjane throughout the story faces a number of conflicts that shape her life growing up in such a harsh society and is overwhelmingly similar with the exception of a small difference to myself and how I approach certain complications within my culture.
One example that ties myself to Marjane is our religion. This can be expressed when Marjane truthfully states “ I really didn’t know what to think about the veil, deep down I was very religious but as a family we were very modern and avant-garde”(6). This quote supports the
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Marjane can be interpreted in particular ways when she outspokenly states “The revolution is like a bicycle. When the wheels don’t turn, it falls”(10). This direct and witty quote displays that Marjane presumes that the war between Iran and Iraq has to be fought with everyone involved, and with all it’s power, or else the outcome will be disastrous. Marjane is living in an area in Tehran that is constantly getting bombed, she knows that this war is hell, yet thinks that it should still be fought in order to end the misery that too many have to put up with. I disagree with Marjane on this topic for many reasons. I think that a war doesn’t have to drag on in order to award a winner, but it should be settled in a more peaceful manner. Also, I strongly deem that a conflict shouldn’t grow any further, because if it does then not just one person will be affected, but every person part of it will