Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, is a graphic autobiography about growing up in Iran during the Islamic revolution in Tehran from age six to fourteen. This graphic novel contains several recurring visual symbols and icons. One of the most important of these symbols and icons in Persepolis is the symbol of God. God represents faith and Marji’s belief in what is said to her and how she perceives it. When God is present Marji is undoubtful that everything is alright. Marji's faith begins strong and as a part of her daily life, but as time passes and the war begins, her faith deteriorates, and God's presence is soon lost. Once God is gone, it represents how Marji is beginning to doubt herself and her religion, along with her future and everything
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In the beginning God appears only to Marji at night. Every night Marji talks to God, who is depicted as a round white man with a white beard that flows into his body. God is shown as all white, but surrounded by black to demonstrate how he is developed as pure, peaceful, and calm which also promotes calmness and balance. In contrast to the black which represents the evil and mysterious. God is also an elderly man, which is used to represent how Marji sees him as a very wise and trustworthy person, leading her to rely on his presence.
Marji feels special because God comes to talk to her when she is alone. In Persepolis Marji says she “was born with religion,” and that at the age of six she was sure that she was the last prophet. God helps to reinforce Marji's belief that she is a prophet. Marji feels she was born with her faith, and her dreams of being close to God and fulfilling a prophecy are her purpose for living. It's clear from Marji's attitude that God is a huge part of her daily life and that he gives her comfort and security. This security doesn't last as the violence begins to grow in …show more content…
Marjane believes in God, but she doesn't necessarily believe in religion, and the customs and traditions that surround it. Religion plays a big role in the graphic novel Persepolis in the sense that the country is controlled by religion and it is the basis of everyone's beliefs and laws. Forcing people to show their belief in certain ways is not really religion, it is corruption and power. The regime cares more about power and control than it does about loving God and Islam. Faith also plays an important role because throughout the majority of the book people rely on faith to block out all of the negative things happening around them and they don't truly realize how bad their situation truly is. God contributes to those themes because he represents Marji’s religion and faith. When God is present, so is the role of faith and religion in Marji and the majority of Iran. Once God leaves so does the role of religion and faith in Marji and Iran, showing how God, faith, and religion come and go together and how God is meant to represent the themes of faith and
In the beginning God appears only to Marji at night. Every night Marji talks to God, who is depicted as a round white man with a white beard that flows into his body. God is shown as all white, but surrounded by black to demonstrate how he is developed as pure, peaceful, and calm which also promotes calmness and balance. In contrast to the black which represents the evil and mysterious. God is also an elderly man, which is used to represent how Marji sees him as a very wise and trustworthy person, leading her to rely on his presence.
Marji feels special because God comes to talk to her when she is alone. In Persepolis Marji says she “was born with religion,” and that at the age of six she was sure that she was the last prophet. God helps to reinforce Marji's belief that she is a prophet. Marji feels she was born with her faith, and her dreams of being close to God and fulfilling a prophecy are her purpose for living. It's clear from Marji's attitude that God is a huge part of her daily life and that he gives her comfort and security. This security doesn't last as the violence begins to grow in …show more content…
Marjane believes in God, but she doesn't necessarily believe in religion, and the customs and traditions that surround it. Religion plays a big role in the graphic novel Persepolis in the sense that the country is controlled by religion and it is the basis of everyone's beliefs and laws. Forcing people to show their belief in certain ways is not really religion, it is corruption and power. The regime cares more about power and control than it does about loving God and Islam. Faith also plays an important role because throughout the majority of the book people rely on faith to block out all of the negative things happening around them and they don't truly realize how bad their situation truly is. God contributes to those themes because he represents Marji’s religion and faith. When God is present, so is the role of faith and religion in Marji and the majority of Iran. Once God leaves so does the role of religion and faith in Marji and Iran, showing how God, faith, and religion come and go together and how God is meant to represent the themes of faith and