The Seed of Western Values
Prompt C The Eastern world is a mystical and fascinating world, the West has always viewed it differently throughout history showing the Eastern cultures as barbaric or uncivilized. Although our history classes show them in a different perspective the area is culturally rich and has deep roots of its ancestral past. In the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, the reader dives into the mystical world and the modernization, regime changes, and religious revival that has swept the ancient state of Persia into the new Iran. The novel reveals a different side of history where the natives share the negative impacts that imperialism brought to Iran, a America that does not protect democracy, and the harsh reality …show more content…
The fall of overpowering militaristic regimes and the rise of fundamentalist ideas that uptake the ideas of freedom and individuality. The blame is not only on the Western powers, but also on the intellectuals who have not stepped up after the fall to gather the pieces and prevent a religiously extremist based government. From Persepolis my views of Iran have not changed, the sad truth behind abusing militaristic regimes comes out to repeat itself when they abused come into power; the scenario is similar to the Stanford Prison Experiment. The intruding principles and extremist ideals have brought the revolting country to a weak point caused by the fundamentalists that turned into an opportunity for their Iraqi neighbors to invade. The war caused terrible losses, “The number of casualties was enormous but equally uncertain. Estimates of total casualties range from 1,000,000 to twice that number. The number killed on both sides was perhaps 500,000, with Iran suffering the greatest losses. It is estimated that between 50,000 and 100,000 Kurds were killed by Iraqi forces” (Etheredge). The unavoidable horrors of war were not spared in this fight between the deep rivalry of the Persian people and neighboring Arabs. Young boys across impoverished areas of Iran were given a key and told, “That if they went to war and were lucky enough to die, this key would get them into heaven” (Satrapi 99). The war has brought the ugly colors of war by religious promises to young and lost boys who were brainwashed into becoming a fighter. The use of children in war shows the lack of morals, humanity and values of the reigning regime. While not changing my opinion, this book strengthened them. The ideals that surround the fundamentalist or new radical Islam has no values towards the life of its
Prompt C The Eastern world is a mystical and fascinating world, the West has always viewed it differently throughout history showing the Eastern cultures as barbaric or uncivilized. Although our history classes show them in a different perspective the area is culturally rich and has deep roots of its ancestral past. In the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, the reader dives into the mystical world and the modernization, regime changes, and religious revival that has swept the ancient state of Persia into the new Iran. The novel reveals a different side of history where the natives share the negative impacts that imperialism brought to Iran, a America that does not protect democracy, and the harsh reality …show more content…
The fall of overpowering militaristic regimes and the rise of fundamentalist ideas that uptake the ideas of freedom and individuality. The blame is not only on the Western powers, but also on the intellectuals who have not stepped up after the fall to gather the pieces and prevent a religiously extremist based government. From Persepolis my views of Iran have not changed, the sad truth behind abusing militaristic regimes comes out to repeat itself when they abused come into power; the scenario is similar to the Stanford Prison Experiment. The intruding principles and extremist ideals have brought the revolting country to a weak point caused by the fundamentalists that turned into an opportunity for their Iraqi neighbors to invade. The war caused terrible losses, “The number of casualties was enormous but equally uncertain. Estimates of total casualties range from 1,000,000 to twice that number. The number killed on both sides was perhaps 500,000, with Iran suffering the greatest losses. It is estimated that between 50,000 and 100,000 Kurds were killed by Iraqi forces” (Etheredge). The unavoidable horrors of war were not spared in this fight between the deep rivalry of the Persian people and neighboring Arabs. Young boys across impoverished areas of Iran were given a key and told, “That if they went to war and were lucky enough to die, this key would get them into heaven” (Satrapi 99). The war has brought the ugly colors of war by religious promises to young and lost boys who were brainwashed into becoming a fighter. The use of children in war shows the lack of morals, humanity and values of the reigning regime. While not changing my opinion, this book strengthened them. The ideals that surround the fundamentalist or new radical Islam has no values towards the life of its