So far Part I of Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis has exceeded my expectations from the beginning of class. I am an avid fan of graphic novels for two reasons, the first is because a higher quality art and imaging goes into them than the standard issues and two because I hate reading in issues. I like to start from the beginning and finish at the end. Having to wait for another issue can diminish the meaning of the story because you forget important details. One of the most influential details I found interesting in the story was Marji’s father need to confirm all news he heard with the BBC. It shows a commonality between nations and their distrust of the government. There are many people in the United States that believe the Government purposely hides or misinforms the general public on important information. Back in the late 70’s and early 80’s that was his only method to verify information. Today we have the internet and other technologies that we use to verify information.
Another aspect that I feel we did not touch on in class is the comic relief throughout the novel. I am not sure if her life played out that way or if she used some poetic license to inject humor to lighten the story. I question it because the scene where her father tells the principle to shave her mustache she adds a comment that my father actually said that leading me to question other scenes and their authenticity. Either way they help adjust the story back and forth from serious to light hearted enabling her to direct the story. If she had kept her story all serious and depressing I probably would have lost interest. Marjane Satrapi was able to show many people a highly misconceived way or life in Iran that national media tends to misrepresent.
On a side note of you enjoy graphic novels I would recommend Batman: Red Rain and Kingdom Come (Justice League).
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