Rhetorical Analysis: Persepolis
In the book of Persepolis, Marjane
Satrapi wants the audience to view her side of the story of what the child is
like growing up in Iran. Marjane Satrapi the author of Persepolis
targets the audience of what life is like born and raised in Iran. Marjane
writes how a young child growing up in Iran see’s other countries different
from their country. From society, freedom, cultural beliefs, clothing, etc. She
also writes about how global threat may occur and eventually war breaking out. Marjane
tells how Iranian people see America and western societies far different from
each other as Iranian women aren’t so free to do what they please in wearing
other cultural clothing and how Iranian society works very hard to earn a
little and how much they struggle to survive. The author tells the story of how
a child growing up as a new generation Iranian hoping to make a change.
Multiple occurrences occurred at the
poverty in Iran as the rules in Iran isn’t equal to the rights of the people.
For example as Marjane talks about a nanny babysitting. Falls in love with a
boy next door. The parents who hired the babysitter found out about the letter
and went over to speak to the neighborhood boy. Explaining she was the nanny
and not her daughter. “Because in this country you must stay within your own
social class.” (Marjane 37). That rule was for everyone in Iran at that time. The
father acknowledging there was a war going on with the Americans. The mother
could care less about what’s going on, but she didn’t know what the
circumstances were. It is now harder to get into America without revealing
yourself as a terrorist or so. A lot in Iran changed and the community were
trying to find a way out of the country to be safe from being bombarded. As the
little girl attended school, she was causing problem that she had to switch
from schools to schools. Eventual she ended up going to a foreign country to
learn French and start all over. The parents made a decision to have her live
with her mom’s friend in another country. Not because of her problems with the
schools but to live a safe and happy life.
What I like about this book is how
interesting is was growing up in Iran and reading all the possibilities that
deprive people of their youth and dignity. At that time living in Iran. People
had to struggle to live their lives and still end up not making much to raise a
family. So many problems happen that war in the end was initiated from America
to not solve the problem in Iran but to ease the peace. But for how long the
war may be it is not said. Iranians live easier lives now a days but in time
government might change it’ way of how Iranians may live their lives peacefully.
Not to mention the love and marriage in the Iranian culture which you must marry
someone from your own social class. You should be allowed to marry anyone you truly
love.
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