“Image is an international language.” Marjane Satrapi
Explain why you think Marjane Satrapi chose to share her story of growing up in revolutionary Iran as a graphic novel. Support your ideas with textual evidence (quotes and/or image references) from Part I.
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I think she shared her story as a graphic novel because then the reader may be more captivated or interested to read it. The other factor could be to explain some things that some people might not understand. For example, when they show people demonstrating on the streets others might be confused what that might mean. Some of the events that happen in the book are hard to imagine. For example when Marjane goes to the revolution to fight for freedom. Then her father comes and tells about the bomb.
ReplyDeleteAnother reason may be to show the reactions of the characters and the way they may have been dressed. For example, the first approach towards the veil, how it was worn and what the children did with them instead.
Reed Cohen
ReplyDeleteI think Marjane Satrapi told her story in the form of a graphic novel because she wanted people to see her experience as she saw it. She was only a kid while a revolution was happening in her country, and she wants us to see how a child saw the world. That is also probably why the pictures in Persepolis aren't drawn with great detail. The lack of detail makes the reader feel like he is reading a child's journal instead of a book about the author's childhood experience, written when she is an adult. For example, the caption on page six depicts Satrapi as a new born baby with the line, "I was born with religion." Because of this image, the reader gets the sense that a child is writing about herself, imaging what she looked like as a new born baby.
Jaime Lovelace
ReplyDeleteMarjane Satrapi made the smart decision of telling her story about growing up during the Iranian Revolution in form of a graphic novel. The reason behind her decision was to make the story have a more dramatic affect. The artwork in the comic style book showed the emotion and gravity behind a situation better than if the book had been a normal novel with only words. Since the topic of the book is so heavy, it made sense to want to make the story using graphics so that people can realize the reality of the situation and understand what was happening better.
For example, on page 153 in the bottom picture, the sadness of the father is demonstrated in the coloring of his figure. His face is all black when it's usually white. This shows the reader how sad he was that his daughter was leaving due to the war and that the mother fainted. Another example is on page 149. Marji is preparing for leaving to Vienna and it is nighttime and she's staring at the moon. In a novel, all the author would be capable of doing is describing in words how alone and distant and scared she feels. However, since the book was made as a graphic novel, she can represent those feelings and that vibe better. Most of the image is in black, but the outline of her body is in white, making her blend more into the darkness, representing how she feels like she's being misplaced out of her parents' lives. The Iranian Revolution had many tragic events on the citizens of Iran, and it was a smart decision to make the story of Satrapi's in a graphic novel to show how serious certain times were.
Mia Masucci
ReplyDeleteI think that she shared her story as a graphic novel to show the suffering that her people did. That although the new government that was brought to head after the Iranian revolution not everyone was happy. And i don't think people were fully aware that people were in serious danger when they protested against the religious ways of the new government. When she moved to Vienna she was terrified as were her parents but there was no other solution. She was able to understand this because she was forced to grow up in a world where childhoods of getting dirty, playing with friends, wearing shorts and hanging upside down on trees were all gone. She had learn at a very young age what the world was like. She could discuss politics, but no one would listen to her ideas. Although Marjane had grown and developed her ideas she remained the person she always was. She did not change for anyone. The message that she was trying to send to her readers was that no matter what happens your individual thought is important. She specify made it into a graphic novel because it made it all the more real. You could really see the pain she was put through, and words just couldn't do the same.
Alex Edgeworth
ReplyDeleteI think Marjane Satrapi chose to tell her story because she most likely wants educate young people about how Iran has grown over the years. Nowadays there is alot of problems in the middle East so she probably wrote this to give some inside information about herself and her countries growth and from a perspective of someone who was apart of it. Marjane Satrapi put her story in a graphic novel because it would be hard for someone to picture how it was so it was a very good and smart choice she made to put it in a graphic novel.
Through out this gaphic novel Strapi through facil expressions and through writing she showed her emotions for everything that happened whether she was happy, depressed, sad, or had mixed emotions. I feel that whoever reads this this graphic novel will get a good sense on what she went through as opposed to have read it as book wher you have to use your own imagination.
I think Marjane Satrapi chose to tell her story in the form of a graphic novel to show what it looked like to her in Iran, and to show her emotions. A graphic novel shows how she saw it, and how Iran used to look. Putting it in graphic form helps the reader understand what it was like in Iran and in the other settings of the book. The pictures show the feelings that Satrapi and her family have very clearly.
ReplyDeleteAnother possible reason could be that she wanted to make it easier to understand and more interesting to the reader. If the reader does not understand what is happening, pictures help a lot, because they are easy to understand. It could make the book more interesting also because the pictures make the book more personal and detailed.
Christina Craddick
ReplyDeleteI think if Marjane told the story through a regular chapter book, the book would not have had the same excitement to the reader. This is through Marjane's whole experience and the years in the book go by very quickly. Even if she is the best writer in the world, there was just too much ground to cover to explain everything that happened and all of the emotions and experiences in full depth. Also, since Marjane used a graphic novel, it is easier to see the physical actions and the dialogue at the same time as it happened opposed to just describing what happened with only the use of words which could get very confusing to comprehend.
For example, if I was reading Marjane's story through a chapter book, the book would not have the same grasping attention that the pictures supplied. I could probably not see myself in the same position she was in if I could not picture the places, the people, or the situations.
Julia Nagar
ReplyDeleteI think that Marjane chose to write a graphic novel, because it really gives you that certain image of what it was like for her to live before, after, and during the Iranian war. Although going through this was a hard and painful situation, she had some own problems to deal with. There was drama with boys, having friends, and still being able to manage living with her family. Being a girl in Iran wasn't fun at all, there were so many strict rules and basically every man wanted something out of her. She managed to live through all of that and express it in a book.
My opinion on her decision to write it as a graphic novel, is that she thought that if I make this book into a easier and more fun way to read my book is show it in a way children can enjoy. What i mean by this is that it can attract young readers(like myself) to learn about the Iranian wars history. For example, when she spoke about how different people wear a veil it gave me something new to learn about. In her writing she showed a creative and fun way to teach children about something every kid should know about.
In my own opinion, the reason Marjane Satrapi chose to write Persepolis as a graphic novel is to show what happened in depth beyond the scope of what an ordinary novel could have. If I had read the book as an ordinary novel, I probably wouldn't comprehend the story Satrapi was trying to tell. When you see an image of a man chopped to pieces in the same section as it talks about him being cut up, it sinks in more than either of them could alone. And seeing a picture of a fighter jet flying between buildings puts more of a sense of fear in you than just reading about it. And the art style also portrayed the feeling of the book better beyond just giving you an image of the moment. The drawing style seems kind of rough, like it was written with difficulty. And understandably so. Recalling the atrocities Satrapi went through during her time in Iran was probably a very hard and painful thing. Not only that, but when you're afraid of something, your survival instincts kick in, and it becomes harder to remember things from that time. I think that this book captures the essence of war better than any other writing style could ever do.
ReplyDeleteI think Marjane Satrapi chose to share her story as a graphic novel because she wanted the reader to visualize exactly what she lived through. And pictures are recognizable for all languages. She wanted all kinds of people to be able to read and see her story of growing up in revolutionary Iran. By sharing her experiences in a graphic novel you see how she grew up and how everything changed around her. For example if you look at a page from the very beginning and the very end, so much has changed and in a book it’s harder to describe these changes.
ReplyDeleteIt also had a bigger effect on the reader. Graphic novels don’t leave it up for the reader to picture what something looks like. She guides the reader through her story the way she saw and endured it. It also keeps people interested. The Iran Revolution can get very confusing, hard to follow and consists of a lot of politics. Graphic novels make it an easier read whereas if It where a regular book it would be much more difficult.
It also had a bigger effect on the reader. Graphic novels don’t leave it up for the reader to picture what something looks like. She guides the reader through her story the way she saw and endured it. It also keeps people interested. The Iran Revolution can get very confusing, hard to follow and consists of a lot of politics. Graphic novels make it an easier read whereas if It where a regular book it would be much more difficult.
I think that Marjane choses to write a graphic novel because it wasn't expected from her, and to give the reader an image of how and what she went through in iran durning the revolution. i also think she choses to do it this way because it involves the readers. it helps them conceive of them selfs in her place, as if they were going through ever thing she was . its also easier to process the ideas that are being stated, and the facts given too the reader .
ReplyDeletein addition i believe that she wrote a graphic novel because it can be understood by numerous individuals.
I think that Marjane Satrapi chose to write Persepolis in the format of a graphic novel because she is able to visually show her experiences as a child. In a standard book, all of the little details of a graphic novel are not shown, and therefore, the little, important details can be missed. For example, on page 51, when Ahmadi is whipped and burned, the graphic novel really gives you a bad feeling in your gut, where as an average novel would just come off as any other line. Overall, Persepolis is the type of book that needs to be expressed graphically, in order to show all of the little details and to get the full experience of the book.
ReplyDeleteI think that Marjane Satrapi picked to write her story in a graphic novel because she wanted the readers to be able to get a more clear image. The readers are able to understand the concept and meaning of the words by looking at the images and seeing what actions are being shown. The pictures make the story less boring and more interesting. I also think the pictures aren’t drawn into great detail and is more comic like because she was trying to show the drawings from her as a child. How she as a child saw all of this and what she thought about all of it. What she thought about the Iranian Revolution and what she saw in herself. Slowly changing and growing older apart from her family and culture. She used dark and light coloring to express emotions. For example on page one hundred and nine as the police were following Marjane’s family home the background of the strip is colored in black. The other strips and boxes’s background is usually white which I believe represents safety and calmness. While the the black is showing trouble and danger.
ReplyDeleteI think Marjane created a graphic novel based on her own personal experience of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.Marjane introduces us to the cultural change through the eyes of a child.it is important to realize and understand the effects on the present. We may be fighting for the future, but are we looking ahead before looking to those beside us. Her book excludes no one and doesn’t place strong judgments on any particular group, though opinions are voiced. This is not a story of who was right, and who gained the most, or who suffered tragically. On the contrary, Persepolis is a novel of the importance of being aware of ourselves and understanding the consequences of change.
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ReplyDeleteI think that Marjane Satrapi created a graphic novel based on her own experiences during the war that she lived during the time. She chose it because she wanted people to know how it was like during the war she was living in and basically what happened also. She wanted everyone to know how hard it was for them to be living during that time and what they had to do each day to survive. For example on page 14-15 many people died because of the Shah and people had to live like that and didn't have the chance to speak up, that's how they lived. Also on page 3 they the girls in school were forced to wear veils because the Shah made them do it, but mostly because it was based on religion and type of school. Marjane Satrapi wanted everyone to know what was going on, so i think it was a great idea for her to make this book and publish it. The quotes explain how there was always dangers every minute and how they couldn't speak up or do anything. They faced very hard times, lost a lot of families but the shorter it got the more the love was developed.
Armani Richardson
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I think that Marjane Satrapi created a graphic novel based on her own experiences during the war that she lived during the time. She chose it because she wanted people to know how it was like during the war she was living in and basically what happened also.We may be fighting for the future, but are we looking ahead before looking to those beside us. Her book excludes no one and doesn’t place strong judgments on any particular group, though opinions are voiced.For example on page one hundred and nine as the police were following Marjane’s family home the background of the strip is colored in black. The other strips and boxes’s background is usually white which I believe represents safety and calmness. While the the black is showing trouble and danger.
I think Marjane Satrapi decided to write her story of the Iranian Revolution in a graphic novel because it shows more detail. In the graphic novel, Marjane Satrapi shows a lot of detail. Most of the detail comes from her drawings. The detail from the drawings makes the whole story very exciting. The story itself is very interesting, but the drawings make the story complete.
ReplyDeleteIf Marjane Satrapi made her story as a normal novel I don't think it would have been that exciting. Although some people would rather have a novel to imagine the pictures in their head, I feel that having a graphic novel to present her story was the right choice. In the story, she uses a lot of detail to show emotions on peoples face. When people cry she uses very sad faces and teardrops all over the picture. She also uses expressions when people are extremely mad or happy. The details from her story make it one of the best graphic novels made.
Idamis Bazan'
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I think that Marjane Satrapi created a graphic novel because it would have been easier to show her life as the time passes. Her life was hard to live when the Islamic Revoulution because there was danger all ovver the country. Her parent sended her to veinna so she could have a better life and a better future. Her life in Veinna started out wondefull she meet new people/friends. Her love life wasn't good she had a lot of troubles with her boyfrind. When she went back home she married her second boyyfriend but that didnt turn out good. Their thinking were different and they didn't do anything together.
I think Marjane Satrapi wrote her story as a graphic novel to show her life in a new way. With the pictures of each action shows a little more of what she went through. She wants everyone to know exactly what see went through. So with having it has a graphic novel, there's only one way you can see the story. On page 95 she showed her in her class having to hit herself. It's showing people the self pain went through. Marjane doesn't want people to hear another side of the story other than hers. People don't quite understand the pain she went trough at that time. Also writing her story as a grpahic novel can get other people to notice her work. Some people like living in the story and that's what Marjane did. That's why Marjane Satrapi wrote her life story has a graphic novel.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Marjane Satrapi chose to have her experiences in graphic novel form because pictures are the only form that everyone will understand and be touched by. When Satrapi was growing up she traveled away from home and was in contact with many cultures with different languages. The first time that Marjane met her roomate Lucia, she spoke Dutch and Marjane spoke french. They both had accents and sometimes they didn't understand what the other was saying. Marjane Satrapi knew how it felt to be misunderstood and didn't want it to happen again. Marjane also felt lonely and unheard in Europe being an Iranian. To ensure that people would hear her voice she remembered her newest form of communication, art, that she picked up in years of classes she took and made it into a graphic novel. Nairobi waqiters
ReplyDeleteI think that Marjane Satrapi decided to depict her story in the form of a graphic novel because you can understand the story more with pictures and you can actually see what she experienced growing up in revolutionary Iran. Also antoher contributing factor,I think, to why she decided to write her story in a graphic novel is that pictures you can really exaggerat how a chracters feeling about the current situation for example in pg.58 where her dad and mom are crying you can actually see the emotion better than if it were written textually. This is why I think Persepolis was written as a grapic novel.
ReplyDeleteI think that Marjane Satrapi decided to express the book Persepolis in the form of a graphic novel because she wanted to have the feeling and emotion that she felt in her life during the war. You can see what someone is trying to say in a piece of writing. But if you put it in a form of a graphic novel you will see it exactly as she wanted you to see it and the way she sees it. This is why Marjane put the book in the form of a graphic novel.
ReplyDeleteI think Marjane Satrapi wrote her story as a graphic novel to show her life in many challenges most people at her age lives. most people didn't have to go protesting almost everyday and getting hurt. she wrote the graphic novel to also show how the reader would feel if they were in her position. she wanted her experience to be shared and want the reader to have an idea of what happen and how she felt while she grew up.
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ReplyDeleteI think that Marjane Satrapi picked to write her story in a graphic novel so that her readers could get a better image when reading the story. There are a lot of people who are better at remembering things when they see images of it because it is more entertaining. In addition, writing it in graphic's because it makes it feel more realistic. If it was a regular book, the mind could imagine what she wrote and settings in thousands of different ways, but she wanted people to know specifically to know what she went through. This novel is very vivid and helps understand the Iranian revolution easily.