Persepolis And Majane Satrapi Analysis

Finding Your Voice: A Comparison of Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis and Dorothy Allison’s Two Or Three Things I Know for Sure Similar yet different, Persepolis and Two Or Three Things I Know for Sure are two creatively written, autobiographical books. Although the subject matter may seem so dissimilar, both authors portrayed it using the same point of view. Integrated into both books was the use of pictures, Allison used family photographs and Satrapi used a comic strip format. Although they used different types of images, the combination of words and pictures gives readers a visual of exactly what these authors were experiencing at the time. Both authors face tragedies growing up, although, their experiences differ, they both stood up for what

She is brutally honest about her background and tragedies she endures, to show others that it is acceptable to have a voice in this world. In a raw moment on her 16th birthday, she speaks up to her abusive stepfather, after he spanks her in front of her friends, saying, “You can’t break me…and you’re never going to touch me again” (Allison 68). In this moment Allison realizes that she is the girl who “stood up to the monster” (68). At the same time, she realizes that she is capable of reclaiming herself and her life from the grasps of this monster that is her stepfather (Allison 69). At one point, she lets the tragedies in her life take over and reinvent who she is, making her nothing more than a victim that society has assigned a stereotype to, she writes, “I did not want to wear that coat, to be told what it meant, to be told how it had changed the flesh beneath it, to let myself be made over into my rapist’s creation” (Allison 70-71). Ultimately, Dorothy Allison defines herself and her voice through the progression of her

Furthermore, both authors chose an intimate autobiographical perspective to convey their stories, which makes their stories relatable and comprehensible to readers. The combination of words and pictures in both books is a way to give readers a visual of the authors’ experiences and life stories. Although they choose different ways to include pictures, the same goal is achieved in both books. Finally, tragedy strikes both the authors throughout their lives in very different ways, but both Satrapi and Allison are strong women, who find their voices and true selves even during the toughest