THERE WERE MANY DIFFERENT THEMES IN THE STORY OF PERSEPOLIS, BUT ONE OF THE MAIN ONES THAT WE SEE THROUGHOUT THE BOOK IS THE DIFFERENT CHANGES MARJANE FACES. FROM WATCHING HER CHANGE HER OUTLOOK ON RELIGION, ALL THE WAY TO BECOMING A REBEL TOWARDS ANY AUTHORITATIVE FIGURE. AS A YOUNG CHILD, SHE STARTS OFF LIKE ANY OTHER INNOCENT CHILD WHO IS NIEVE AND ONLY BELIEVES IN ONE THING. BUT WHEN REALITY STARTS TO SINK IN AND HER FAITH IS TESTED BY THE REVOLUTION, WE SEE HOW QUICKLY THAT ALL CAN CHANGE.
AFTER GOING THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRITICAL THEORIES, I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS MY PAPER AS A READER RESPONSE. IT WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL TO ME BECAUSE I CAN MAKE A LOT OF CONNECTIONS TO THE BOOK AND ALSO USE EXAMPLES TO SUPPORT IT.
ONE SCENE THAT I WOULD EXPAND ON FIRST IS HER FAITH TOWARDS RELIGION AND THE RELATIONSHIP THAT SHE SHARES WITH GOD IN THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY. MARJANE IS SEEN SPEAKING WITH GOD AT NIGHT, AND ALSO BELIEVES THAT ONE DAY SHE WILL BECOME THE NEXT PROPHET. BUT ONCE SHE IS FACED WITH TRAGEDY AND HARDSHIP, SHE IS QUICKLY TO LOSE HER FAITH AND NEVER WANTS TO SPEAK TO GOD AGAIN. THIS SHOWS HOW QUICKLY HER MIND IS DEVELOPING INTO AN ADULT BY NO LONGER “BELIEVING IN THE TOOTH FAIRY” AS AN EXAMPLE AND REALIZING THAT IT WAS HER PARENTS GIVING HER MONEY ALL ALONG. SO NOW THAT SHE HAS OPENED UP HER EYES, SHE CAN SEE THE TRUTH BEHIND EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO HER. THE GOVERNMENT, DEATH, SOCIAL CLASSES, POVERTY AND REBELLIOUS BEHAVIOR HAVE ALL BEEN ISSUES THAT HAVE AFFECTED HER LIFE IN A HUGE WAY.
IN MY OPINION, I THINK IT IS VERY HEART BREAKING TO SEE A CHILD MISS OUT ON THEIR CHILDHOOD. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT’S BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNMENT THAT IS CAUSING OPRESSION TO THEIR CITIZENS. INSTEAD OF HELPING PROVIDE SECURITY AND A SENSE OF COMFORT FOR THEIR PEOPLE, THEY HAVE CAUSED CHAOS AND REBELLION TO AN EXTRAORDINARY EXTENT. IT’S HARD ENOUGH FOR ADULTS TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEIR DAILY PROBLEMS, BUT TO ADD TYRANY AND OPRESSION, IT AFFECTS EVERYONE AND LEAVES DEVESTATION TO THE COMMUNITY AND FAMILIES ALL AROUND. IT ALSO CAUSES FAMILIES AND FRIENDS TO BREAK UP AND DIVIDE THEMSELVES INTO TWO DIFFERENT SOCIAL CLASSES. ONE SIDE FOLLOWS THE UNLAWFUL WAYS OF THE GOVERNMENT WHILE THE OTHER CLASS OPPOSES AND WANTS TO FIGHT FOR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE.
THOSE ARE JUST A FEW TOPICS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND MORE ON BUT IN MY ESSAY I WOULD LIKE TO CONNECT ALL OF THE MAIN POINTS THAT HELPED CHANGE MARJANE INTO THE PERSON THAT SHE BECOMES BY THE END OF THE BOOK. WE SEE A YOUNG INNOCENT LITTLE GIRL CHANGE THROUGH OUT THE COURSE OF HER COUNTRIES REVOLUTION IN THE MIDST OF FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE AND FREEDOM. HER VIEWS AND OUTLOOK TOWARDS LIFE CHANGES QUICKER THAN ANYONE COULD EVER IMAGINE AND SOON ENOUGH HAS THE MENTALITY OF AN ADULT.
Great ideas here! You have done an excellent job on your blog overall. Thank you! Yes, these are great topics to explore in Reader Response, especially if you are comfortable sharing your personal opinion and/or experience in support of your ideas. You might need a more unified topic to hold all of this together. You seem interested in the role of institutions in this novel: government and religion. Perhaps in writing your thesis you will gain more clarity, but I would also suggest that if this is your area of interest that you might want to consider Sociological criticism, because this also includes class. Basically, you would use the lens of Sociological theory to focus in on how the institutions control and manipulate the power structures in this society. This is just a suggestion, however.
ReplyDeleteGreat work here!