Persepolis Blog # 1

Reading Persepolis was a lot of fun. The first time I have seen the Persepolis book was a very long time ago. I was like, "oh this book looks interesting". I only read the first couple of pages and was like, "I don't get this book". But reading it now I sort of get the book. The first time I read through the book, it was a lot of fun and interesting. I couldn't stop reading it. I even read the second Persepolis book. The second was a lot more detail than the first book. But I like the first book more. Now to the prompts.
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The first prompt is how did the revolution exert power and influence over so many people, including many educated and middle class people like Satrapi's parents? Why did so many people leave after the revolution? Why do you think Marji's parent send her off to Austria while they stay in Tehran? Why don't they leave/ escape as well?
Well the revolution caused many people to not have the freedom they used to have. It caused the people to be afraid of the people who are in control. The people fear for their lives, their family and friends, and other people. Being educated and having money didn't really mean anything. It didn't; really help them live a happy life. Many people left after the revolution because they didn't know if another revolution was going to begin or not so they left. I think Marji's sent her to Austria because they didn't they want their daughter to have a happy life after all that has happen to them her parents want her to be a well educated woman. Marji's parents stayed back, I think is because they didn't want to leave behind all their life's memory and because of their friends and family that were still there in Tehran.
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The second prompt is "Every situation has an opportunity for laughs." Give some examples of how the ordinary citizens of Iran enjoyed life despite the oppressive regime. What made you laugh? How does Satrapi add comic relief? How are these scenes relevant to the story as a whole? The people in Iran enjoys life by having secret parties. Having the parties helps them have their own way of freedom and relieving their stress of all the stress they get from the revolution. Some people like Marji tried to wear make up and wear sneakers to enjoy life, but was almost jailed. There were many things that I thought that was funny. There was the part were Marji's uncle told her the stories of when he was in jail. It was the part where he was saying that his girlfriend came to visit him in jail and wanted to have a child with him in the prison. I thought this was funny because that is just weird having a child in a prison cell. I also thought the part when Marji's mother's friend came and stay with them because of the bombing. Her mother's friend had two son and when they were about to go to bed that were talking about Star Wars and who they like. Marji said that she liked Princess Leia and one of the boy said that she is ugly. It was so funny. I think she add comic relief to show that the book can be funny and it doesn't have to be all about the war and the killings.
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The third prompt is "In spite of everything, kids were trying to look hip, even under risk of arrest." How did they do this? What do you think you would have done had you been as a teen? In what ways is Satrapi just a normal kid? They would have different style of haircuts, cut school, listen to the different kinds of music that are forbidden and wear make-up. I think that is I was to be in that kind of environment I would do things that are "hip" but I would never put myself in danger like what Marji and her friends did. When I was a teen or still is, I did some really stupid things that I still don't know why I did it. I would do things as cheat on test and do other bad things. First you have to define normal. One can't really define the word normal and compare the word to someone. But just to say, ways that Satrapi is just a normal kid because of the things she did to have fun and want to do. It is also the way she act to get what she want.