Rhetoric
This is an appeal to logic.
What is logos.
In Iran, women are segregated from men.
What is separated.
From what point of view is,
"How can I create this other world outside the room?"
What is first person.
The connotation of the italicized word suggests....
"In 1990 the era of grand revolutionary ideas and demonstrations was over..."
What is protest / revolt / uprising.
Sanaz is interested in fashion despite having to cover herself.
What are her gold earrings / jeans / red nail polish / lace gloves.
Why would an author ask you, the reader, a question at the beginning of story?
hint: identify this form of rhetoric.
What is a rhetorical question.
The seats allocated to women are in the back of the bus.
What is set aside.
From what point of view is,
"You notice that her gait and her gestures have changed."
What is second person.
The connotation of the italicized word suggests....
"The regime had understood that one person leaving her house while asking herself: is my veil in place?"
What is corrupt / unfair government / dictator.
The bravery of the women of Iran.
What is showing your hair / wearing makeup as an act of rebellion.
What the author wants to communicate to the reader WHEN THE TEXT IS IN ALL CAPS.
What is emphasis or persuasion.
Iranian women might not want to convert to the views of the government.
What is share a belief / change
From what point of view is,
"They were never free of the regime's definition of them as Muslim women."
What is third person omniscent.
The connotation of the italicized word suggests....
"To our leaders, the smallest thing could be a subject of subversion."
What is disrespect / disobedience / intentional.
This makes the women of Iran feel powerless.
What is the regime / government.
What the author wants to communicate to the reader by repeating a word or phrase.
What is emphasis.
The government of Iran tried to make their personal identities and histories irrelevant.
What is unrelated to the matter at hand.
From what point of view is,
"I even remember spending an entire day at the committee because of a pair of red socks."
What is first person.
The connotation of the italicized word suggests....
"She walks quickly and with a sense of determination."
What is unafraid / confident.
What red socks symbolize.
What is defiance / rebellion / refusal to obey.
What the author wants to communicate when the text is italicized.
What is the thoughts of the character.
The author wanted to communicate the severity of government oppression.
What is unfair power.
From what point of view is,
"Showing your hair of putting on makeup logically became acts of rebellion."
What is first person (says "your").
The connotation of the italicized word suggests....
"...where young women who disobey the rules are hurled into patrol cars, taken to jail,..."
What is abusive / cruel
In "Persepolis" the character's facial expressions do not change because...
What is the women of Iran are disturbed but don't know how to make real changes.