Persepolis

The significance of Persepolis is show the oppression that happens in Iran. Statrapi wants people to know what happened in the 1979 Iranian war and the stigma it brought to Iran and its people.The Iranian war turned Iraq into a country who is deeply rooted in archaic and patriarchal ideologies and it forced its women to wear a burqa and or cover up with a veil. This graphic novel is very important because it shows Satrapi’s voice in a violent regime. She says the veil itself has brought her to eventual freedom. “Satrapi is no longer metaphorically ‘veiled’ or blinded by disinformation or deceptive ideologies behind the regime as she is able to think freely and critically for herself”

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Reception on Persepolis:

Persepolis has received high acclaim and praise but has also met its fair share of criticism. A lot of organizations and states call for Persepolis to be censored. Persepolis can be described as “sometimes funny, sometimes sad but always revealing and sincere.

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- Dillon