Persepolis Question Three

3. The book shows how that social classes were important. People had to marry in their social class. In the story "The Letter" Satrapi's maid starts to fall for the neighbor, he does not realize that she is a maid. When news got around to Satrapi's family, her father went and told their neighbor the truth. Once he knew that she was a maid, he did not write her any more, he didn't want anything to do with her. Another situation in the book was in the story "The Key" a friend of Satrapi's mother came and told them how the school gave her boy a painted gold key. The key was for their entrance to "paradise" or afterlife. Satrapi found out and asked on of her friends if he got a key, he did not. This shows how the classes were treated differently. The lower class was told that "paradise" was better than the life they have now, they gave it to them and were told this so fighting in the war and dying would not be scary. The keys were not given to the middle class or the upper class because they needed their education. Back then the less money you made, put you in the lower class and in result they were treated differently.

Persepolis Question Two

"“Although she may not have intended it, Satrapi has grown into her youthful dream of prophethood. She is a voice calling out to the rest of us, reminding us to embrace this child's fervent desire that human dignity reign supreme."

2. No, I do not agree with the statement above. I don't think that she grew into her dream as being a prophet. She is not leading people by god, she is telling her story. In the beginning of the book she is religious, but as she relizes what is happening, and wants to take part, god doesn't come when she wanted him to. I think it was that moment when she was crying in bed asking "Where are you god?" where she lost the idea of becoming a prophet. Also I think after she learned more about the revolution and understood it, and wanted to be apart of it, she didn't want to be a prophet anymore.

Persepolis Question One

1. The book Persepolis shows how our ancestors can shape the people we are today. It is important to know where you come, and how you got to where you are by your ancestors. Knowing the history of oneself can make one want to make their ancestors proud or prove oneself and their families name. In Satrapi's case she wanted to know if there was any heros in her family. In the story "Moscow" she learns her unlce Anoosh is a hero. She was egar to hear his stories, she was proud and wanted to tell others of what her uncle has done. Through these stories she learned about her great uncle and the things he has done. After hearing these stories, her intrest about politics and what was happening to her country grew. This was a better reaction unlike another story she heard from her father, in the story "The Water Cell" her father told her that the Shah was not choosen by god, this confused her because of what she learned in school, she didnt understand it right away but eventually she did. Knowing the history her ancestors helped her understand how her country became the way it is. It helped her understand the situation her and her family were in as well.