Movie Vs Persepolis

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After reading Persepolis (Satrapi, 2003) and watching the film version (Paronnaud, Satrapi & Kennedy, Rigault, Robert, 2007), I was able to see a few differences that I thought were very interesting and respective to their certain formats. There was one main premise that I found to be very different; Marjane’s time in Europe is limited in the film while there is much more detail in the book. This could be due to the different focuses of both mediums; the book strictly sticks to the “coming of age” theme, while the movie might want to educate viewers more on Iranian history; to do that, Marjane’s European experience is cut short to show more of her return to Iran. What this paper will focus on is the impact of the European phase of the story …show more content…

This is shown through Marjane’s struggle to adjust back to her native culture with an even more oppressed society after she initially left. One significant event that occurs in both mediums but I believe has a bigger impact in the film is Marjane’s grandmother degrading her when she finds out about her behavior around the suppressed environment (Paronnaud, Satrapi & Kennedy, Rigault, Robert, 2007, 1:14:00). In that time of Iranian history in the late 1980s, guardians of the revolution enforced Islamic policies, which included wearing the veil and not wearing any makeup. This occurred following the Iranian Revolution and the Shah overthrow. Marjane, wearing makeup in public, is caught by guards who notice her. She lied to the guards that an innocent man nearby said suggestive words to her that led to his arrest. When she tells her grandmother about this event in the form of a joke, her grandmother is offended and reminds Marjane of her grandfather and Uncle Anoosh; what they sacrificed for freedom and innocent people in Iran and how Marjane mocked that,
“Have you forgotten who your grandfather was? He spent a third of his life in prison for having defended some innocents! And your Uncle Anoosh? He gave his life for his ideas! What have I taught you? ‘Integrity!’ Does this word mean anything to you? (Satrapi, 2003,

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