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My former history teacher mentioned Persepolis, and I added it to my reading list and I am so grateful I did. Persepolis is a graphic memoir by Marjane Satrapi about her childhood in Iran during and after the Islamic Revolution. I really loved it, not just her storytelling, but also the powerful graphics that bring her experiences to life. Satrapi captures the naive perspective of childhood and the emotional turbulence of adolescence with remarkable honesty. But her story goes beyond simply growing up, it is deeply intertwined with the experience of war. As readers, we also witness how her life changed as a woman under a repressive regime: not being allowed to show her hair, wear makeup, or spend time with male friends without being married to them. What struck me most is the fact that this isn’t fiction, it’s her real life. It’s heartbreaking to realize that so many others continue suffer under similar circumstances. Sometimes, it feels like history keeps repeating itself, and progress is painfully slow. Reading Persepolis made me feel a wide range of emotions. It also made me reflect on things I had never thought about before, like how people experience drastic changes in their countries and how disorienting it can be to leave for safety but never fully feel at home elsewhere. One particularly heartbreaking moment was when Marjane left Iran for the second time and only got to see her grandmother once more before she passed away. The final line “Freedom has a price” left a lasting impact and sums up the weight of the entire memoir.
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My former history teacher mentioned Persepolis, and I added it to my reading list and I am so grateful I did. Persepolis is a graphic memoir by Marjane Satrapi about her childhood in Iran during and after the Islamic Revolution. I really loved it, not just her storytelling, but also the powerful graphics that bring her experiences to life. Satrapi captures the naive perspective of childhood and the emotional turbulence of adolescence with remarkable honesty. But her story goes beyond simply growing up, it is deeply intertwined with the experience of war. As readers, we also witness how her life changed as a woman under a repressive regime: not being allowed to show her hair, wear makeup, or spend time with male friends without being married to them. What struck me most is the fact that this isn’t fiction, it’s her real life. It’s heartbreaking to realize that so many others continue suffer under similar circumstances. Sometimes, it feels like history keeps repeating itself, and progress is painfully slow. Reading Persepolis made me feel a wide range of emotions. It also made me reflect on things I had never thought about before, like how people experience drastic changes in their countries and how disorienting it can be to leave for safety but never fully feel at home elsewhere. One particularly heartbreaking moment was when Marjane left Iran for the second time and only got to see her grandmother once more before she passed away. The final line “Freedom has a price” left a lasting impact and sums up the weight of the entire memoir.