Persepolis Marjane Character Analysis

Losing a loved one affects everyone differently. Some people may not feel any emotions, but others may feel like an enormous amount of emotions like Marjane. Marjane is the main character in the novel Persepolis. She is a girl who lives in Iran and she also lost her uncle Anoosh was a very strong man, they were in great sync with each other. However, over here loss Marjane began to break her everlasting bond with God. In the following essay I will talk about Marjane’s uncle Anoosh background history and how their relations. Then discuss how Marjane was affected by the loss of her beloved uncle.
Uncle Anoosh was a very courageous man. He was a revolutionary who escaped Iran to join the Soviet Union (USSR), but his attempts were fatal it sent him to prison. However, being imprisoned for over nine years wasn’t the only problem he has experienced, his personal life was chaos when he returned. He was married to a Russian bride and

had two children girls to be exact. He held onto a picture which was described by Anoosh’s niece Marjane as a woman with her face scratched out and two children. He explained to her that the picture was his wife and kids. Also explained the reason why he scratched out his wife’s face was as quoted “We are divorced…Russians aren’t like us…its hearts they don’t have they don’t know how to love” (Satrapi 59). Anoosh seems to have had a crazy life and wasn’t on the best of terms with his ex-wife when they were together.
On the other hand, Marjane and Anoosh had a really fitting bond. Marjane even said “And I had a hero in my family…naturally I loved him immediately” (Satrapi 54). She instantly valued her uncle once she found out about his history as a hero in her eyes. Anoosh also appeared to take a liking to Marjane. He told her about their family history as quoted “I tell you all this because it’s important that you know. Our family memory must not be lost” (Satrapi 60) given that he wanted to share this with the young Marjane to teach her. Perhaps he doesn't want her to repeat his mistakes that soon caught up to him. Anoosh was back imprison but Marjane didn’t know he was in jail her parent told her he went of a trip code for dead, she did not believe that it was true. In the end Marjane was able to get her last visit with her uncle saying her final goodbyes, she thought of her him as “star of my life” (Satrapi 68) before the fatal news came. Marjane’s uncle was executed, this was when everything went down the drain.
As a result, Marjane began to lose her faith in God when she found out that her uncle was executed.

She begins to describe herself lost and started questioning her faith. During this time God tries to ask Marjane was there something wrong and her only reply was as quoted “Shut up, you! Get out of my life!!! I never want to see you again!”(Satrapi 70). At this point all was lost and the war broke out brutally Iran was being bombed. Marjane started to act more rebellious in her schools that lead to her getting kicked out. In the end Marjane was sent to Austria to attend a French school there.
Overall, Anoosh death had a huge impact on Marjane’s life. He experiences a great deal of pain throughout his personal life, but his and Marjane had a vigorous bond instantly. However, in the end when Marjane discovered the loss of her uncle she was crushed, she felt lost and as a result she loses faith in God. The change that Marjane with through may have affected her parents for example her mother faints when she was going through security for her

flight.