Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Questions and Answers
In Persepolis, can you please tell me what happens to Marjane's parents who stay behind?
What are some examples of violence against women in Persepolis?
What are the motifs of Persepolis 1 and 2?
In Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, how does Marji’s family influence her thinking? What are their background and beliefs?
What is the conflict and resolution in the novel Persepolis? And what are two good quotations showing each?
What kinds of captivity and freedom does the author explore in Persepolis? What stifles or prevents people from being completely free? What is true freedom?
What types of prejudice did the character mary jane(marji) face in the novel Persepolis when she moved to Austria?
Using examples from Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, explain how Satrapi demonstrates that family and culture influence a person's life and identity.
In Persepolis, how can I compare Marjane's life in Iran and in Austria through the panels using the technique, tone and theme?
What does Marjane's father do about Mehri's relationship with the neighbor Hossein?
How does Marjane Satrapi create meaning through visual elements (using graphic novel terminology)?
What is Satrapi's style of writing in Persepolis?
In the book Persepolis, how does culture influence Marji’s personal identity?
What is the significance behind Satrapi reverting back to her child self to tell the story in Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood? (The chapter "The Letter" would help.)
Throughout the novel Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, Marji has questioned the role of education. Pick out at least three examples of her negative view from the novel.
What is the time setting for Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood?
How do the visual elements in Persepolis (by Marjane Satrapi) help to move the readers from one panel of the story to the next?
How can Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood be used as an example of the process of indoctrination that occurs in cults?
What are the key ideas and events in Persepolis?
In Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, how is individual vs. society presented?
In Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, how does Marjane Satrapi challenge the myth that Iran is not just a country of fundamentalists and terrorists?
In Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, is Persepolis considered a tragic hero?
In the book Persepolis, how is an individual's identity impacted, either positively or negatively, by experiencing oppression? Provide examples and quotes from the book.
How does the revolution impact society in the book Persepolis?
Can the plight of Hamlet from William Shakespeare's play be considered heroic on the same level as that of Marjane Satrapi in her graphic memoir "Persepolis?"
Discuss the concept of dialectical materialism in the book Persepolis. How does it relate to Marji's coming-of-age story?
What is the significance of environment on an individual's coming of age experience in the book Persepolis? Provide specific examples and quotes from the book.
What are the issues of class and gender in Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis?
In what ways does reading Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood deepen your understanding & knowledge of Iran, & the current situation in Iraq?
How did the Islamic revolution start in the book Persepolis?
Can anyone help with some ideas for a creative assignment on Persepolis? It could be anything like a letter to another character, a speech, a short story, etc. But a letter or short story seems kind of basic so looking for more original and exciting ideas. Thanks!
How is language persuasive in Persepolis?
Provide a creative response to Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood in the form of letters written by Marjane.
How did Marjane "learn" or "receive" information? What was her response after receiving important information? What does that tell us about Marjane?
In Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, what effects does Marjane's family have on her? Specifically, how impactful were her grandfather, her Uncle Anoosh, and her parents?
What are some good questions to stimulate discussion based on Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood?
What do you think is a possible theme in the chapter entitled "The Soup"? What could be another theme for "The Soup"? What is the significant message communicated in the final panel of "The Soup"? Why did Zozo pack Marji off to a convent?
Can anyone give a summary of the book Persepolis The Story of a Childhood and the main events that happen in the book? Thank you :)
How do liberal and conservative ideologies influence governmental policies and laws? How are children socialized into or influenced by political ideology? What ideologies do you notice in the world today? How are they similar or different to the ones you see in Persepolis?
What are the different relationships between identity and belonging/home?
What does Marjane Satrapi want to achieve with this book ? Why did she publish it?
How does the government in Persepolis favor one religion over another? Does this constitute religious intolerance?
How Satrapi's problems are similar to most teenagers ?
How are the events in Persepolis a resemblance of a modern-day witch hunt in Iran? Do the characters or events connect to people or events in our world? How?
Why did the author of "The Veil" choose to construct this narrative visually rather than just in text? What did the form gain her? How did it provide her the ability to communicate what a text-only approach would not? Give three specific examples of this ability to illustrate your assertions.
How effectively does Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood expose the suffering of people living under a repressive regime?
What are some other readings that we can relate to Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood?
I need to write an essay on chapter 1 ("The Veil"). It should be no more than 500 words.
What does Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi reveal about life, human relationships, right and wrong, and what is important?
Persepolis 1 was written in 2000 and published later. What was the historical context of Iran back then? Did things like civil liberties improve from what was shown in the novel?
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