You look behind you, all you see is death. You look to your right you see war; to your left you see rebellion. But if you look in front of you, there is a small glimmer of hope. It’s the size of dust but you know it is there. This is what Marjane Satrapi’s life was like in the story Persepolis. Her childhood was surrounded with death, war, and rebellion. But she kept on living. She did not give up on herself when things were tough. She clung to that glimmer of hope that something great was about to happen. To tell her story of her early years Marjane decided to create a graphic novel. To better help with the delivery of her message Marjane created very descriptive scenes, different levels of attention paid to detail, a variety of text styles,
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There is no speech in the panels but there is narration in the scenes. This lack of speech shows the reader that this was a moment of grief. The lack of speech also shows the reader that nothing Marji or her mom could have said would amount to what she was feeling at that moment. This scene is similar to a funeral. When people are at a funeral they do not talk amongst themselves. The narration itself helps the reader understand what is happening in the story. The different narrations are separated by ellipses. The ellipses tell the reader that at the same time that they are figuring out what happened so is Marji. She does not altogether apprehend what has taken place. The ellipses additionally reveal that Marji does not want to finish her thought. She does not want what has befallen to be true. The ellipses also represent the random pauses people make when they are talking while crying. During the rest of the book Marji only cried once at the loss of a friend or family member. She cried when Uncle Anoosh died. At that point of the book se only cried a short amount and she also shouted at God. The narration in the last picture says, “No scream in the world could have relieved my suffering and my anger” (142). This part of the story is Marji’s tipping point. This is where she cannot hold back all the pain she has experienced. Some part of Marji had finally clicked and she became the person she is now. After this moment she is even more rebellious and stubborn than before. To better explain her rebellious nature and emotions, Marjane used contrasting backgrounds in the
There is no speech in the panels but there is narration in the scenes. This lack of speech shows the reader that this was a moment of grief. The lack of speech also shows the reader that nothing Marji or her mom could have said would amount to what she was feeling at that moment. This scene is similar to a funeral. When people are at a funeral they do not talk amongst themselves. The narration itself helps the reader understand what is happening in the story. The different narrations are separated by ellipses. The ellipses tell the reader that at the same time that they are figuring out what happened so is Marji. She does not altogether apprehend what has taken place. The ellipses additionally reveal that Marji does not want to finish her thought. She does not want what has befallen to be true. The ellipses also represent the random pauses people make when they are talking while crying. During the rest of the book Marji only cried once at the loss of a friend or family member. She cried when Uncle Anoosh died. At that point of the book se only cried a short amount and she also shouted at God. The narration in the last picture says, “No scream in the world could have relieved my suffering and my anger” (142). This part of the story is Marji’s tipping point. This is where she cannot hold back all the pain she has experienced. Some part of Marji had finally clicked and she became the person she is now. After this moment she is even more rebellious and stubborn than before. To better explain her rebellious nature and emotions, Marjane used contrasting backgrounds in the