Marjane Satrapi grew up in Iran in the late-seventies and early eighties, a country going through momentous change and …show more content…
The overall oppressive nature of the society she was brought up in helped influence Satrapi into her rebellious self, which stands true to this day. Your personality as a child tends to stand true for your entire life. The most impressionable years of your life are in your childhood, and these first impressions of the world make you who you are. Marjane would never be the same person she is today if she was raised in western society. The culture of her background made her who she is, and helped her figure herself out. She always stuck to her inclinations, her environment proving to be a white canvas in order for her to paint on in black. Marjane clearly stays true to these instincts throughout her life, sticking to her roots, and not trying to cover up who she really is, and who she always will