Compare And Contrast Persepolis And The Armenian Community Of Tabriz

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The life in Iran during Reza Shah’s tenure was full of inequity, harshness and cruelty. This period affected not only the local population, but also the Armenian community. Both “Persepolis” and “The Armenian Community of Tabriz” are bright examples of how indigenous people and unwelcomed non-natives suffered from the decisions that government made.
As Satrapi brings up in “Persepolis”, her early childhood was spent in an easygoing way. She was brought up in a well-to-do family. She had mother, father, and even a maid. Her father had a Cadillac. Everything has fundamentally changed when she was ten years old. Revolution affected her further life and made that kid to stand many terrible things. It was extremely confusing to her to figure out

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