During a get together with Siamak Jari and Mohsen Shakiba who had left prison, Marjane learned of the torture methods employed on them. After a short conversation with Siamak's daughter, who declared her father a hero. With the thought that being imprisoned meant being a hero, Marjane got slightly depressed and angered, saying "my father was not a hero" (54). Fortunately, her father informed her of her uncle, Anoosh, who learned that he was in prison. She thought of him as a hero, and, when he came over to her family's home, she got closer to him and the two developed a close relationship. It came to a close though, unfortunately, when Anoosh was arrested and, soon afterwards, executed. After that action, she banished "God" from her life, shouting at him, "SHUT UP YOU! GET OUT OF MY LIFE!!! I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN," (70)!
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
From God to Heroes
Marjane Satrapi is the main character in The Complete Persepolis. When Marjane was first shown, she was nine years old. As a child, she was different from the kids her age. Being "born with religion," (Satrapi, 6) she initially wanted to be a prophet, a career choice that was laughed at by her peers and made her teacher set up a parent-teacher conference. During her time at that age, she often had interactions with "God," who comes to her every now and then to have conversations or to provide comfort. Her admiration for religion changed, however, to one for heroes after learning a prison story and finding out about her uncle, Anoosh.
During a get together with Siamak Jari and Mohsen Shakiba who had left prison, Marjane learned of the torture methods employed on them. After a short conversation with Siamak's daughter, who declared her father a hero. With the thought that being imprisoned meant being a hero, Marjane got slightly depressed and angered, saying "my father was not a hero" (54). Fortunately, her father informed her of her uncle, Anoosh, who learned that he was in prison. She thought of him as a hero, and, when he came over to her family's home, she got closer to him and the two developed a close relationship. It came to a close though, unfortunately, when Anoosh was arrested and, soon afterwards, executed. After that action, she banished "God" from her life, shouting at him, "SHUT UP YOU! GET OUT OF MY LIFE!!! I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN," (70)!
During a get together with Siamak Jari and Mohsen Shakiba who had left prison, Marjane learned of the torture methods employed on them. After a short conversation with Siamak's daughter, who declared her father a hero. With the thought that being imprisoned meant being a hero, Marjane got slightly depressed and angered, saying "my father was not a hero" (54). Fortunately, her father informed her of her uncle, Anoosh, who learned that he was in prison. She thought of him as a hero, and, when he came over to her family's home, she got closer to him and the two developed a close relationship. It came to a close though, unfortunately, when Anoosh was arrested and, soon afterwards, executed. After that action, she banished "God" from her life, shouting at him, "SHUT UP YOU! GET OUT OF MY LIFE!!! I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN," (70)!
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You can tell that her uncle greatly influenced her a lot. She was so upset at the fact that God wasn't there when her uncle died was hard for her. I think she feels that when you go to jail your a hero because it symbolizes bravery. You stood up for what you thought was right. There was one thing that her uncle used to say all the time to her. Everything will be okay. and I feel she will start to use those same exact words.
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