The Complete Persepolis Essay

Colonialism has a severely negative impact on those being affected due to unknown cultures and systems being infiltrated in their country. In the first chapter of “The Complete Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi, the author starts off with the Islamic Revolution and the changes it brought to her immediate surroundings. This reminds me of colonialism and the changes it brings to the colonized country. Colonialism started with the expedition of the Portuguese and Spanish to discover new wealth. Since then, the drastic after effects of colonialism are still felt today by the affected group. In the 20th century, colonialism plays a part in why some cultural groups are the way they are today. In conclusion, the change the Islamic Revolution did to Marjane’s immediate surroundings is similar to how colonialism affected the colonized countries.

Satrapi’s first chapter in “The Complete Persepolis,” The Veil, guides us through her country’s revolution against the

Some argue that colonization help countries develop faster through industrial revolution and bring modern civilization to the once “underdeveloped” country. Dr. Walter Williams wrote in 2011 that the United States, Australia, and Hong Kong were once colonies and now they’re the superpower countries in the world, but countries that were never colonized like Nepal continued to stay in poverty and is considered a third world country. I argue that colonization does not have to do anything with poverty. For example, the Philippines was conquered by the Spanish for more than 300 years, yet the Philippines is still considered a third world country amongst many southeast Asian countries. In addition, Jamaica was a colony under the British Empire much like the United States, but there is a drastic difference in wealth between the two countries today. Therefore, although the United States and Hong Kong are great examples, colonization does not affect the wealth of the colonized