Persepolis is disarming and often humorous but ultimately it is shattering joe sacco the magic of marjane satrapis work is that it can condense a whole countrys tragedy into one poignant, funny scene after another natasha walter independent on sunday persepolis is a stylish, clever and moving weapon of mass destruction david. The title persepolis is a reference to the ancient capital of the persian empire. Distribute copies of the book and ask students to open to. The goal of the lesson is to get students started so that they can successfully read and analyze the rest of the book. Iranian american society scholarship essay you can establish your own scholarship and. The author of the book was born on the edge of the caspian sea in iran and grew up in tehran. Fundamentalist women wore head to toe veils with only their faces visible, whereas modern women. See more ideas about persepolis book, the shah of iran and novels. The larger experience shared by many westerneducated, upperclass iranians in an islamist. In persepolis, the primary representation of the individual is the narrator, marjane marji satrapi. In powerful blackandwhite comic strip images, satrapi tells the story of her life in tehran from ages six to fourteen. Persepolis is disarming and often humorous but ultimately it is shattering joe sacco the magic of marjane satrapis work is that it can condense a whole countrys tragedy into one poignant, funny scene after another natasha walter independent on sunday.
In 1979 marjane attended a french non religious school where both genders were together. The complete persepolis, nonspoiler thread april 2017 luella. For many, the individual oral presentation iop in language a is the first of many internal assessments you do as part of your ib journey. Persepolis is an autobiographical comic by marjane satrapi about her early life in iran during the islamic revolution. This marks the beginning of years of political and religious turmoil in iran. The following topics have been approved for presentation. And its told in a comic strip format, with simplistic but stunning images. The first one involves iran the country, and the second involves the whole idea of a graphic novel and how to go about analysing one. Fundamentalist women wore head to toe veils with only their faces visible, whereas modern women wore just the head veil and. When marjane satrapi began writing persepolis, she wasnt a comic book writer or even a novelist. Her mother and father have their similarities and their differences.
For some topics powerpoint presentations might get the point across the best. Set deepening students understanding of these things as their purpose for reading persepolis and explain that you will use an exploration of the techniques they have just been discussing to accomplish this. History of persepolis and the islamic revolution satrapisms. Author marjane satrapi who is also the narrator of persepolis gives a brief history of iran, which was founded in the seventh century bce, destroyed shortly after, and then resurrected in the sixth century bce. The intelligent and outspoken child of radical marxists, and the greatgrandaughter of irans last emperor, satrapi. Persian had a very diverse number of land formations, ranging from plateaus, rainforests, plains, deserts, and mountain ranges which each hold a unique balance of flora and fauna, and a climate that measures from hot and dry to moist and tropical. Some see it as a place of opportunity, wealth, and prosperity. Although the essay returns to the main ideas of the question, the coherence lacks in. Living in paris, she was struck by how negatively the western world perceived the nation she loved. By the end of the book, marjane expresses her sorrow that. The texture of retracing in marjane satrapis persepolis jstor. The following sample paper 2 is based on the graphic novel persepolis. In this lesson, students examine the art and craft of the graphic novel persepolis by marjane satrapi and assess the impact of visual elements on their comprehension of the beginning of the story. The story of a childhood tells the story of marjane satrapis life in tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the shahs regime, the triumph of the islamic revolution and the devastating effects.
The graphic novel approach to this memoir makes the story of a girl growing up in iran during the islamic revolution even more poignant. The motivation of the authors a conversation between anita desai and marjane satrapi. Persepolis iop persepolis iop by sudarshan pillai thesis. The old persian city of persepolis is located in the fars province of modernday iran. This comprehensive lesson plan includes 30 daily lessons, 180 multiple choice questions, 20 essay questions, 20 fun activities, and more everything you need to teach persepolis. Analysis of the archetypal characters in the hobbit and the book thief compare and contrast bilbo baggins and liesels memingers ideas of home and how these concepts have changed due to bilbos having to adapt to nonhobbitish values during his journey and due to liesels having to adapt to a new family and ending up losing it. The complete persepolis, by marjane satrapi wondering. Narrated by chiara mastroianni as the adult marjane, the alternatingly funny and heartbreaking story chronicles how marjanes immediate family kept their ideals under increasingly. The theme of violence, forgiveness, and justice in persepolis. What are the main differences marjane notices between living in vienna and living in iran. Originally published in french, the graphic memoir has been translated to many other languages, including english.
The average citizen is disparate for change in their own country. When you read a book like persepolis, you realize that the people in iran are treated brutally and unfairly by their own government. Despite frequent invasions, the country retained its own language. Based on writerdirector marjane satrapis awardwinning graphic novel, persepolis closely follows her life as she comes of age in iran during the islamic revolution. Marjane satrapi portrays religion as both good and. Persepolis is marjane satrapis main character and narrator memoir of growing up in iran during the islamic revolution and the second iran and iraq war. The iop is a simple presentation that is probably the same kind of presentation you did in middle school in your english class. My iop was based on a graphic novel about the iranian revolution persepolis by marjane satrapi definitely go check it out, its an amazing.
Choose from 39 different sets of persepolis book flashcards on quizlet. Resources for teaching persepolis in the high school classroom introducing persepolis and marjane satrapi this document will give both the teacher and the students the necessary vocabulary and mind set for reading and analyzing a graphic novel. Here, i focus on persepolis, an account of marjane satrapis childhood in iran, in. A story of a westernized culture olivia warren the western world. The end persepolis iop alexandra elatova religion pg. Marjane marji satrapi comes from a leftleaning family and. Resources for teaching persepolis in the high school classroom. The complete persepolis movie and pop culture references april 2017 luella. Persepolis is a story about marjane satrapi, her family, her friends, and the people she knowsand also about the nation of iran. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in persepolis, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. View homework help persepolis iop from english ib english at niwot high school. Mar 19, 20 and, to be fair, persepolis does include a certain amount of violence and especially in its second volume a certain amount of sex.
Persepolis is the first book in a graphic novel series about the childhood of marjane satrapi, the author of this book. Torture depictions uncle anooshs death harsh reality the bombing of their neighbors house young marji bibliographies marjane satrapis persepolis. Answer there are several differences between the fundamentalist manwoman and the modernprogressive manwomen. One year after the islamic revolution of 1979, iran is ruled by an oppressive theocracy. Jan 14, 2012 so this is the example iop i promised. Persepolis is a unique reading experience for many reasons, but what makes it so special is its combination of deep, personal stories, and modern historical events. It has the same basic structure as an essay introduction, thesis statements, evidence, and conclusion only you are saying it and adding some sort of media. May 16, 2003 persepolis first appeared in france in 2000. The complete persepolis, spoiler thread april 2017 luella. Ib hl english iop ideas guyss im kind of having a mental breakdown cause my iop interactive oral presentation in in a week and i literally have zero idea what to do it on.
Written with astonishing detail and from the point of view of a child, persepolis domesticates world events and makes them relatable and real. As persepolis examines daily life in iran, it also deals with a childs view of parents, friends, and old and new heroes all within the mixed framework of family, politics, and growing up. Persepolis is a site that includes 125,00 square meter terrace, partly constructed artificially and partly cut out of the mountain, kue rahmet other. Persepolis themes from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Others see it as a place for freedom, and it can also. Political structure of persepolis 793 words 4 pages. The historical body count by the end of persepolis is enormous.
Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, persepolis tells the story of marjane satrapis life in tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the shahs regime, the triumph of the islamic revolution and the devastating effects of war with iraq. As persepolis examines daily life in iran, it also deals with a childs view of parents, friends, and old and new heroes all within. Persepolis is the story of a little girl growing up in a country where women were once free to hold the jobs they wanted, get the education they. Preconceptions regarding culture, country, or groups have the ability to cause great societal conflict. A small place, the handmaids tale, and danez smiths poetry. How to make an iop creative literature ib survival. Learn persepolis book with free interactive flashcards. Therefore, todays blog post will be centered upon the most common mistakes of iops and how to avoid them.
In this book, satrapi reminisces her life in tehran during the islamic revolution and the iraniraq war a time of oppression and dejection. Descendents were the medes and the persians eventually, whole territory became known as the persian empire 1935 reza shah changed the. And while they may fight sometimes, they still love each other and will do anything for each other. Religion, repression, and modernity persepolis explores the intersection of religion and modernity, as well as the impact of religious repression on the religious feeling and practices of those who must endure it.
In persepolis, marjane shows us that her family is just like any others. For those who live in what is considered the west might have different ideas of what the west is depending on where they are in that world. Introducing persepolis and marjane satrapi this document will give both the teacher and the students the necessary vocabulary and mind set for reading and analyzing a graphic novel. An examination of the failure of the inheritance of family values regarding the characters of uma and nwoye. In the book, persepolis, marjane satrapi uses different patterns of shapes and lines, to express the different emotions that a character posses. Persepolis is an absolutely amazing book, filled with happiness, grief and moments of childhood in a world where all children are forced to grow up. Iran, formerly known as persia, was once a wealthy country, which attracted invaders from around the world. Persepolis is a graphic novel telling the story of author marjane satrapis childhood and adolescence in iran during the islamic revolution in the late 1970s.
Persepolis explores what its like to grow up in iran, and to be misunderstood no matter where you go simply because of where you came from. By the end of the book, marjane expresses her sorrow that we could have avoided it all, indicating a. The following pages are excerpted from persepolis by marjane satrapi. The persian empire became the most dominant empire in the world. I cannot praise enough marjane satrapis moving account of growing up as a spirited young girl in revolutionary and wartime iran. Satrapi talks about how friends and relatives were tortured. Usually when an author includes a theme of religion in their book, they portray religion as either good or bad. Its 1980 in iran, and marjane satrapi isnt rocking out to michael jackson or watching dallas. An examination of the entrapment uma and marji face their knowledge of. Distribute copies of the book and ask students to open to page 3, which is the first page of the story. And, to be fair, persepolis does include a certain amount of violence and especially in its second volume a certain amount of sex. While i was working on my iop i couldnt find any clear examples to give me an idea of what i was going. Persepolis is a book that tells the story of marjane satrapi and is entitled as the story of a childhood.
During her stay in tehran, satrapi studied at the lycee francais and left for vienna and later strasbourg for studies in decorative arts. The english translation was originally released in two volumes in 2003 and 2004. Ib english iop for persepolis by arielle taylor on prezi. My iop is coming up next week and i dont have a clue what im going to do. The title, persepolis, refers to the ancient capital of the persian empire. Persepolis book symbols marjane satrapi uses symbolism in her graphic novel to deal with the horrors of her childhood, and create imagers for other students to understand what she went through. If anyone has ideas for topics or tips that would be great thanks. In the book from ancient persia to contemporary iran by reza ladjevardian, she wrote that darius the great built the site of persepolis in order to show the wealth and multicultural dimensions of the persian empire ladjevardian. While the artistry and revelations of persepolis already make it a required read, it has taken on even more importance in the current geopolitical climate. These two stories cannot be unspooled from each otherone cannot be told without the other, and no individual in the story can exist or be understood outside of the context of the historical change happening in. Approved iop topics the following topics have been approved for presentation. My friend and i are doing our iop and we are finding it hard to make it. Persepolis by marjane satrapi is a popular graphic novel that many schools use to. A humorous and haunting memoir of a young girl in iran by marjane satrapi, persepolis is an absolutely amazing book, filled with happiness, grief and moments of childhood in a world where all children are forced to grow up.