Q: How is Persepolis organized and structured? What has Satrapi chosen to emphasize in her childhood? How is the passage of time presented? Describe Satrapi's drawings. How do the drawings add to the narrative story?
A: Persepolis is a graphic novel about a girl growing up in Iran during war and revolution. The story is centered around Marji and her understanding of whats going on. Lots of talk of family members who are in prison reach her ears. She hears adults talking about protesting and how the emperor must be overthrown. She doesn't quite get the seriousness of it all.
The book is in graphic novel format, which is basically a long comic book. However, the book is not full of colorful, pretty pictures. It is in 2D black and white to fit the mood of the story. The drawings add to the readers understanding of the size of whats going on.
Q: Describe the writer's voice. Is it Appealing? Which aspect of Marji's character do you identify with or like the most, the least? Did your reaction to the little girl affect your reading experience?
A: The writer narrates like an adult who lived everything being talked about (Probably because that's what she is) and Marji talks like a little girl who doesn't understand whats going on ( probably because that's what she is). I dislike Marji. I think she is annoying. I don't really like any part of Marji's character. What I like least is probably that its never her fault. The character of Marji Made the book very difficult to enjoy, which is saying something because I didn't enjoy the book.
Q: "In spite of everything, kids were trying to look hip, even under risk of arrest." How did they do this? What do you think you would've done had you been a child in this environment? What acts of rebellion did you do as a teen? In what ways is Satrapi just a normal kid?
A: A lot of the kids would simply wear a tee shirt over the robes to look hip and still be in the dress code. I couldn't care less about what people think I should wear. I would were what I want. However if wearing jeans and a tee shirt got you arrested I would suck it up and wear what they want me to wear. I never really rebelled. The closest thing to it would be not doing chores when I'm told to. In the previous questions I talked about how Marji is just little girl who doesn't understand what's going on. She hears something on the news, blows it out of proportion, and then pretends to kill people with her little group of friends.
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