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Persepolis Term Paper

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Margaret Callahan
Ms. Roper
World Literature
4 April 2023
Persepolis Research Paper
Iranian women have been struggling with their identity and their lifestyle for years before the death of Masha Amini. The novel Persepolis shows a representation of a young woman, Marji coming of age in Iran. She begins to gain curiosity about the topic of femininity and wants to fight back like her parents. Marji does not fully understand the reasoning behind this strict society and it continues to unravel throughout the novel. The Iranian Society sets strict rules between the males and females of Iran. Women were overruled by tyranny in minutes and crimes were committed if their practice and structure were exactly the same as the books. Iranian women had …show more content…

Masha Amini’s life ended due to her headscarf. Police were diabolical in killing her and then blaming it on her health. A mandatory clothing piece caused a woman's life. “Hijabs are mandatory to wear in public for all women in Iran, regardless of religion or nationality” (Kohli 1). Respect for your religion is one thing, however, the death of a woman due to her looseness caused putsches. The women of Iran had finally had enough, they started protests in respect for Masha Amini. “Protests began after Amini’s funeral on Sept. 17 in her home region, the Kurdistan province in the country's northwest, but quickly spread across Iran to as many as 80 cities and swelled in the capital, Tehran” (Kohli 2). Just like during the Iranian Revolution war, women protested. They saw a problem and went to make it right. Seeing a woman get killed due to a headscarf, is not disrespectful toward religion or Iran. Then a cover-up to make it seem like a coincidence. Women fought for their rights, they are still fighting for their …show more content…

The Iranian Revolution of 1979 resulted in a limited amount of freedom for women as they were forced to obey strict clothing rules, stripped of their right to education, and faced with widespread sexism, leading to the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022. Amini’s death allowed people to speak up publicly about the situation in Iran and has caused people to listen. Because of this death, people around the world were able to help make a difference and create an ongoing case. Women in Iran are not done with their mark, they continue to push through the Iranian stereotypes and create a new way. This topic is important to talk about because as women we need to support other women. Restriction based on gender should not be allowed nor should it still be happening in our time. Equality is needed to make the world a better place, not a place to seek refuge. Persepolis allows us to understand the minds of Iranian women. How they live constantly and their ways vs ours.
Works Cited
Kohli, Anisha. “What to Know About the Iranian Protests Over Mahsa Amini's Death.” TIME, 24 September 2022, https://time.com/6216513/mahsa-amini-iran-protests-police/. Accessed 20 March 2023.
Lehr Wagner, Heather. “Aftermath and Legacy of the Iranian Revolution.” The Iranian Revolution, Updated Edition, Chelsea House, 2021. History Research Center, online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=&itemid=&articleId=528407. Accessed 20 Mar.

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