Satrapi's Changes In The Book Persepolis

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Today it is very difficult to understand and obey any type of law that forces individuals to change the aspects of how they live. In the book Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi there were many changes in the way people lived during the revolution. The book Persepolis represents Marjane’s early childhood through her eyes. Satrapi explains how difficult it was to change her usual ways and how she got in trouble for expressing her character on things that catered to her likings. It was not just Satrapi who faced the changes but society as well. Although the lifestyles of many faced these changes, the greatest impact was on the military, women, education and many adolescence. As we begin, the military was recruiting teenage boys at the age of fourteen …show more content…

Even though it was forbidden, Satrapi listened to the music and enjoyed expressing it in the way she dressed. In the chapter “Kim Wilde” Satrapi talks about how strict the dress code was within her country. After her parents returned from Turkey, they had brought back a pair of nikes and a denim jacket for Satrapi. As she had walked through the streets with her new clothes she had been stopped by two guardian ladies. Satrapi explains “ Their job was to put us back on the straight narrow by explaining the duties of Muslim women” {133}. They had judged her by the way she was dressed and wanted to report her to the committee, “The committee was in the HQ of …show more content…

In the book Persepolis Satrapi discusses many different situations in which many young teenage children were sent off to different countries including herself. This is what led to their different change of lifestyle. Satrapi had experienced saying goodbye to her friend who was shipped off to another country to ensure their safety and not realizing that soon she to had to say goodbye to her loved ones so she can have a

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