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Reactions and Thoughts of Marjane Satrapi 's Persepolis

Literature is known to have two functions - to be the form of expression of humanity as they give voice to their creativity and imagination and to open the eyes of humanity as they give voice to the harsh realities of life . Marjane Satrapi 's graphic novel , Persepolis accomplishes both . Because of the art contained in the novel , Satrapi is able to give voice to her creativity while at the same time portraying a rather gruesome and

horrible picture of what happens in Iran . The graphic novel features a very young Marjane Satrapi as a little girl who is on her path to discovering the brutalities and truths about life . In the process of acquiring knowledge about life in Iran and its government , little Marjane Satrapi loses innocence and naivety while gaining discernment and truth

The whole novel is very riveting and not at all confusing . In fact . It can be quite discomforting as the reader is taken into the journey of the young girl and the way she has to experience and discover how Iran functions . Kidney writes in a review that Persopolis is a universal story ' and there is great truth behind those words . Because Marjane Satrapi depicted a revolution or an uprising , the readers are able to look in the perspective of a child - not from the revolutionaries or from the political parties . Thus , the readers are the ones who should judge for themselves the...