Persepolis takes place around the Islamic Revolution where the Shah was trying to modernize and westernize Iran. The story starts off with Marji wearing a veil as a result to the revolution. Even though she was 'born with religion', she went to a secular French school before the revolution, before the veil had to be worn, and when the schools weren't separated. They only separated the schools and shut down bilingual schools because they were considered a sign of capitalism and decadence. They called this a cultural revolution. Marji didn’t really care about wearing the veil and neither did the other girls since they had no idea what it was for. Her mother and others demonstrated on the street their hatred for the veil while others demonstrated their liking for the veil. Marji’s mother was captured in a photograph demonstrating against the veil by a German reporter, so she dyed her hair and wore dark sunglasses for a while to hide.
During the revolution the dress code changed for both the men and the women. There was the fundamentalist man and woman and then there was the modern man and women. The fundamentalist women wore the veil so that it went all the way down her body and none of her hair was showing, while the modern women wore the veil so her bangs showed and the veil only covered her head. The fundamentalist man didn’t shave and their shirt hung out unlike the modern man where they shaved and kept their shirt tucked in. As the story goes on, Marji explains more about the Shah and the demonstrations. Near the hospital when people were coming out they carried body bags. This was a part of the demonstration; there they honored each dead person like they were a martyr.
When the Shah was exiled from Iran since he failed his attempts at democracy, everyone in Iran celebrated. But since there was still oil in the Middle East, it still wouldn’t be that peaceful. No one was allowed to leave that much anymore, passports were on an embargo. During this, only certain people were allowed to leave. Marji’s parents left for turkey for a short vacation. They brought her back a denim jacket, Michael Jackson patch, Kim Wilde and Iron Maiden posters, and also Nikes. As she walked down the street in her new jacket and shoes, she was stopped by two women who enforced the dress code. These women were allowed to take her down to their HQ and keep her there for days, making it seem clandestine; secretive. After she got home, she went into her room and blasted her music. When the book ends, Marji leaves for Vienna since her parents think Iran is no longer safe for her.
What I think happens to Marji when she gets to Vienna is that she'll meet new people who won't understand what's going on in Iran. Marji will then proceed to tell the story of her life so far to new friends that she may have made. But as she telling the story she'll get homesick and so she'll come back home only to see that it looks deserted because everyone wanted to leave. Marji will then stay with her family going on with her life as if she never left Iran. She'll Reunite with old friends. maybe get married until something big and evil happens that forces her to leave Iran and go back to Vienna, where she starts a autobiography in the form of a graphic novel from when the Islamic Revolution began and from where it ended.
During the revolution the dress code changed for both the men and the women. There was the fundamentalist man and woman and then there was the modern man and women. The fundamentalist women wore the veil so that it went all the way down her body and none of her hair was showing, while the modern women wore the veil so her bangs showed and the veil only covered her head. The fundamentalist man didn’t shave and their shirt hung out unlike the modern man where they shaved and kept their shirt tucked in. As the story goes on, Marji explains more about the Shah and the demonstrations. Near the hospital when people were coming out they carried body bags. This was a part of the demonstration; there they honored each dead person like they were a martyr.
When the Shah was exiled from Iran since he failed his attempts at democracy, everyone in Iran celebrated. But since there was still oil in the Middle East, it still wouldn’t be that peaceful. No one was allowed to leave that much anymore, passports were on an embargo. During this, only certain people were allowed to leave. Marji’s parents left for turkey for a short vacation. They brought her back a denim jacket, Michael Jackson patch, Kim Wilde and Iron Maiden posters, and also Nikes. As she walked down the street in her new jacket and shoes, she was stopped by two women who enforced the dress code. These women were allowed to take her down to their HQ and keep her there for days, making it seem clandestine; secretive. After she got home, she went into her room and blasted her music. When the book ends, Marji leaves for Vienna since her parents think Iran is no longer safe for her.
What I think happens to Marji when she gets to Vienna is that she'll meet new people who won't understand what's going on in Iran. Marji will then proceed to tell the story of her life so far to new friends that she may have made. But as she telling the story she'll get homesick and so she'll come back home only to see that it looks deserted because everyone wanted to leave. Marji will then stay with her family going on with her life as if she never left Iran. She'll Reunite with old friends. maybe get married until something big and evil happens that forces her to leave Iran and go back to Vienna, where she starts a autobiography in the form of a graphic novel from when the Islamic Revolution began and from where it ended.
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