In our most recent grammar lesson, we expanded our understanding of nouns as "stuff" that can be classified as people, places, things, and ideas to include qualities, quantities, and emotions. For this blog post, identify two nouns in the first two chapters of Persepolis. Then, write an analytical paragraph in which you explore how these two nouns work together to create or explore a theme in the graphic novel.
As always, be sure that you support your ideas with evidence from the text. Also, continue to work on varying your sentence structure.
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ReplyDeleteOn chapter one page nine we see Marjane having a conversation with her parents about what she wants to be when she grows up. Her parents got intel that she wanted to be a prophet when she grows up. This didn't bother her parents but everyone else acquainted with her. When Marjane was asked about it she quickly said: "I want to be a doctor." Her dad looked confused but the mother was completely understanding to the answer. In the next slide of pictures, we see Marjane in her bed having a conversation with God. God proceeds to talk about what he witnessed her say today. "You want to be a doctor? I thought that..." At this point in time, God is very perplexed on what the girl truly wants to be. In the passage, we notice the word doctor and God as the nouns. Docter is stated when she was speaking with her parents about what she wants to be when she grows up. God is brought up when Marjane is in bed dreaming. God starts to question what she truly wants to be when she grows up. She tells God once more that she wants to be a prophet. These two nouns are exposing the multiple personalities of Marjane. Marjane told her parents that she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up because she didn't want to have any suspicion with them. Speaking with God is her other personality. When she goes to sleep she has long conversations with God. God ends up questioning her about the decision to lie to her parents. Marjane is having trouble choosing between what she really wants to be and what the people want her to be. These nouns lead the story's adventure to a misunderstanding of what Marjane will really be when she grows up.
ReplyDeleteIn Persepolis, two nouns that stuck out to me in creating a theme are “veil" and “freedom”. A large aspect of Persepolis is the fact that the story is told from a child’s view. This affects the story because since it is told from young Marjane’s perspective, some much broader, much more complicated topics can be simplified. One underlying theme that "veil" and “freedom" create is the conflict between sects in Iran. In the graphic novel, the image that portrays people arguing for the veil and for freedom and reads, “Everywhere in the street there were demonstrations for and against the veil,” is the most simplified version of the conflict between sects. The two nouns work well together because though they represent two different sides of a cause, the fact that it is so simplified due to the point of view the story is told from presents readers with a simple and clear portrayal of the conflicts that existed at the time.
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ReplyDeleteThe nouns “veil” and “protest” go hand in hand in the first two chapters of Persepolis. All of the children at Marjane’s school protest the veil and do not like to wear it because they do not understand why they have to, and it takes away an element of freedom. Before the veils, Marjane’s school was secular and had both boys and girls. However, after the veil was introduced, her school became all-girls and and very strict and religious. Marjane’s parents protested the veil and the ideas behind it because they believed that belief system was not right and had to be fought against. These nouns also come together because as shown in the photo on page 5, the two sides of the protests were always veil wearers versus non-veil wearers.
In the first few chapters of Persepolis the nouns "revolution" and "demonstration" both appear more than once and play a large role in setting the tone for the following chapters. These are both ideas that conjure up images of revolt and rebellion, and so are able to convey imagery that the comic strip cannot. They are both used to describe the political tension in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, and create a contrast between the idea of a singe-minded revolution and the reality of political discourse and disagreement in the area. While their was a revolution, there were also many movements resisting the religious upheaval in Iran. The demonstrations for and against the veil are highlighted on five, and clearly play a significant role in both the mother's and the daughter's lives. These nouns create a setting for the chapters, and so are to me two of the most important and impactful nouns.
ReplyDeleteIn the first two chapters of Persepolis, the words “God” and “protest” play a huge role, as they show how the girl was conflicted between going against the king or standing for the king.
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning, she talks about how she and her classmates were required to wear the veil to school. She continues with, “I really don’t know what to think about the veil. Deep down I was very religious but as a family we were very modern and avant-garde.” This shows how the the idea of protesting and staying true to religion are very opposite of each other. She could only choose one, and naturally, she doesn’t know what to believe. This idea that the words “God” and “protest” were meant to act as opposites throughout the book is also seen when the girl decides to protest. Every night, the girl talks to God. When she tells Him that she wants to protest, God leaves her, suggesting that He didn’t like that she was going to speak out. Overall, the use of these two words together help the reader understand why the girl was so conflicted about what she should believe in.
In the first two chapters of Persepolis, two words I found worked together were 'submission' and 'revolution'. These two words stuck out to me because they described the past and present, which are very important things to be able to distinguish in order to understand this book. Progression in her country and justice were important parts of Maryjane's life and were two of her biggest values, therefore understanding the difference between submission (past tradition) and revolution (present) is essential to understanding her point of view. Although the two words basically mean the opposite things, they represent the two sides to the revolution- tradition and freedom. These two words are also important because they represent Maryjane's heated and passionate personality and perspective of the revolution. The two words communicate that even though Maryjane grew up in a place tied to their traditions, she had her mind set on progression, evolution and 'revolution', which is a big part of understanding her as a person.
ReplyDeleteWhile reading Persepolis, two nouns that stood out to me were "school" and "veil". The veil is an important part of the girls' lives at this time, because they were such a big change. But the girls got no clarity on why they had to wear the head garments, so were frustrated about the situation (page 3). The second noun I chose was "school." The main character goes through big changes during the revolution at school; all bilingual schools are changed into "normal" schools, and have separated genders (page 4).
ReplyDeleteTwo words that stood out to me during the first two chapters were "God" and "veil." The first two chapters talk about Marjane longing to be a prophet, but people laugh at and question her because she is a girl. Also, the girls are told to wear veils. The veils make the girls seem lower than the boys. The theme of the girl wanting to pursue her dreams and society telling her she can't really stood out to me. First this is shown when the teacher confronts Marjane's mother and father about the girl's dream to be a prophet. The second time this is shown is when the girl wants to join the rebellion and protest with her parents, but they say she cannot. This theme of the girl not being able to followher dreams because she is a little girl stood out to me the most and I felt that these two words represented it the best.
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