“The Evolution of Marjane Satrapi: Navigating Political Turmoil and Social Upheaval in Persepolis”

Persepolis is the story of a young girl’s coming of age in the midst of political turmoil, social
upheaval and war. As such, and as we see, the author’s shifting political and religious
orientation, her conduct in school, her relationship to Western popular culture, and her own code
of ethics are all shaped by the larger historical context of the Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq
war. Drawing on specific episodes from the novel, discuss how Marjane Satrapi’s views and
behavior change and develop in response to the larger events unfolding around her.