Persepolis part 2

The second part of Persepolis to me was much more interesting than the first. I do believe that Marji grew up during the first part, but she became an adult in the second part. Marji was forced to find herself throughout the entirety of the second part. Through much the beginning she didn’t have much of an identity. She was forced to find out things about herself under unusually strenuous conditions. For her to be able to find herself she would have to overcome much more than what most people would have to go through.

What I found most interesting is that she comes full circle. She is at one point at odds with herself and her identity. She conforms to those around her and loses herself and who she is, directly opposing what her grandmother told her to do. She then begins to realize the error of her ways towards the end of the novel. She takes all the life lessons learned and then becomes who she is today. In my opinion, had Marji not gone through the drug use, the boyfriends, along with all her other various obstacles through her country, she would not have been able to educate the world on the culture of Iran.

Omar Mir