Persepolis Blog Response II

Prompt 4: The story Persepolis is structured around the life of the narrator, Marji. The story starts when she is 10 years old, and ends when she is 14. Many things happen in the story, such as the internal struggles of Iran at that time, and the war that it was in with Iraq. By using narration by the main character, and the way that the characters in general (especially Marji) change, the passage of time can easily be identified. Satrapi's drawings are relatively simple, as there isn't much in the pictures besides the people most of the time. The drawings allow the reader to understand what is going on in the story, going along with text from characters, or narration.
Prompt 5: Basically, all of the narration could be considered the writer's voice, explaining what is going on. Also, the writer's voice is represented through Marji. In my opinion, I like believe it is appealing, because of the way it explains things. Like on page 57, it helps the reader understand what is going on without the length to explain it. I like the little girl's sense of adventure, and fun-loving attitude. On page 97, for instance, the girl, Marji, is joking around with her friends... I like that. Later, on page 102, Marji is running around like a crazed lunatic, which is pretty funny.
I did not like the parts where she would be rude, or blunt as to not thing about others feelings like on page 48.
Prompt 9: As a response to the quote, some kids would get fancy hair cuts, or wear shirts or outfits that were in at the time, like on page 102. If I grew up in that environment, I would probably do the same things. It is important to be a little different or break some rules to be a kid. As a teen, I do not do many things to rebel against the government or my parents. The craziest form of rebellion that I have done so far is j-walk and other things like that. Pretty wild, huh? Satrapi is a normal kid because she wants to have fun. She wants to be cool, or like other kids her own age, and likes things most people cannot unlike.