Persepolis Essay

Based on the graphic Novel Persepolis, written by Marjane Satrapi. This movie begins in 20th Century Iran, 1980s - 1990s. Young Marjane is witness to events from her early years of life till her young adult life. The story starts when Marjane is 10 years old and the new regime in Iran had set new laws, outlawing anything and everything with western influence and made veils mandatory for females. Marjane tells her teacher she wants to become a profit which has her sceptical about her life at home, so she calls in Marjane’s parents. Her parents then have a conversation at home with her to settle the matter. Marjane is fixated on joining her parents at demonstrations against the government. Her father went to a demonstration and the army had

Soon to follow was himself, and was banished from Iran so he went to Egypt. Political prisoners were released from prison. Ebi’s old friends from his glory days got released Siamack and Mohsen. Now, people could leave Marjane’s friend/ crush left to America along with large parts of her own family. Following the end of Shah’s rule Mohsen was killed in his home by fundamentalists. Next, was Siamak's sister in his place. Marjane and friends plot to beat up a neighborhood boy named Ramine for his comments against the revolution, luckily her mother stops then from it and tells Marjane to forgive and move on. Uncle Anoush comes back and makes best friends with Marjane. But then some time later anoush is sentenced to death for being accused to be a Russian spy. Marjane’s parents send her to Austria for a better life away from the corruptness and oppression that the new Iran regime has to offer. She didn’t fit in at first but then she met a group of a friends, Momo, Olivier, Julie, Thierry. She had finally at last found her place in the world. Her new group of friends went everywhere together and shared the same interests, like rock