Persepolis Study Guide Feiran Questions & 100% Correct Answers
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Persepolis
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Persepolis
According to the introduction, what stereotypical image is Satrapi trying to
dispel?
~~> She is trying to dispel that image of all Iranians are
fundamentalists, fanatics, or terrorists.
2. The author indicates two motives for writing Persepolis. What are they?
~~> 1) She believes t...
✓ ~~> The left side represents Marji's family's ideals--they value
education and knowledge above traditional religious ideologies; she is
torn between the two. One offers her academic intelligence and
freedom as a woman, but the other is soothing and comforting, though
it requires her to give in to a more suppressive facet of Islam by wearing
the veil. She is conflicted because one represents her family, while the
other represents who she wants to be (at the time), but neither one is
the obvious answer.
This may seem a little simplistic, and there are many other examples..., but
the first storyline that comes to mind of a situation similar to Marjane is the
story of MOANA. Moana is torn between following her call to be a loyal
islander and the next chief, but also to return the heart of Te Fiti. This is similar
to the way in which Marjane is torn between the western views and the loyal
Islamic calling.
12. When Marji was six, what did she decide?
✓ ~~> "At the age of six I was already sure I was the last prophet. This
was a few years before the revolution." (pg. 6)
13. What are three reasons Marji wants to be a prophet? What were her
underlying motives?
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