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Persepolis Symbolism

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Often, comic books get read at surface level and the reader only sees the image and words surrounding it, but there is much more to many of these graphic novels. Behind the pattern of images, dialogue, and captions, there is depth to the stories. By looking closer and analyzing each page, panel, and image, themes and symbols are discovered. Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis is just one example of a graphic novel with a deeper meaning hidden inside of the black and white pages. At first glance, the novel seems to be a simple story about a young girl that grows up during the revolution in Iran in 1979, but there is much more.
For example, on page 25 in the middle column, the second image is only of Margie. And on the surface, all you see is the black
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