Who is that?
Jailed communist relative of Marjanne.
How we control the behaviour of others.
What is power?
The loss of faith in God and religion.
What is Marji screaming at God to "get out".
Family can encourage you to be rebellious.
What is Ebi telling a teacher to "shave her moustache"?
Her illustrations are made completely in this way.
What is black and white?
Maid of Taji & Ebi, in love with the neighbour.
Who is Mehri?
A form of control and solace, can be lost.
What is religion?
What is the use of darkness and black?
Satrapi demonstrating that trauma can lead to a loss of faith.
What is Marji's anger and grief at Anoosh's death?
A symbol of control and propaganda used to manipulate the young Iranian men.
What is the Gold Key?
Relative of Marji, weak heart.
Who is Uncle Taher?
Where we all come from, can give us comfort, and inspire us in positive and negative ways.
What is family?
What is the veil?
Satrapi demonstrates how brutality is used to create fear and subservience.
What is the importance of the use of violence in Persepolis?
To demonstrate the difference in Marji's thinking over time.
Why does Satrapi use three narrative voices?
Former prisoner, taking a long bath now.
Seen as a threat by the theocratic government, attempted to be controlled via religion.
What is gender?
Marji realising that she didn't understand the world.
What is Marji wanting to "read all the books she could".
Satrapi suggests that truth is not only subjective but manipulated to gain control over others.
What is the significance of the use of propaganda and history?
Symbols of Marji's privileged upbringing.
What is Marji's books and conversations with Literary figures?
Name of Marji's friend, covered in rubble.
Neda Baba-Levy
A painful yet unstoppable process.
What is coming of age?
The author demonstrating that people have multiple aspects to their identity.
What is the "split" in Marji showing her religious and scientific sides?
What is the significance of Mehri's story?
A symbol of Marji's youthful rebellion.
What is western pop culture references?