Blog #6

This week in English class we have started the novel, Persepolis. Persepolis is written by Marjane Satrapi, an Iranian and French graphic novelist. This novel is one big comic book, filled with black and white pictures that help tell the story. This novel is about Satrapi's childhood in Iran, before and after the revolution. It takes place during the war between Iran and Iraq. The child in the novel is a very interesting child. She wants to become a prophet and attend demonstrations at the age of ten. Talk about a courageous young woman. I find this story very interesting because it about a revolution from a child's perspective. There are so many views and opinions that are from adults, but not many from children. I find that very odd, because children, the next generation, are the ones who will need to pick up the political messes made by adults. So our perspectives do matter. Persepolis is also very intriguing because it's about an area of the world that most Americans are not very fond of. Therefore the history of middle-east is very unrecognizable to many. I love reading this because before this story, I had no idea about the Iranian Revolution.

Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis. Paris, France: L' Association.2000