Analysis Of Persepolis And The Sub Themes - 1399 Words

The personal nature of the story from the perspective of Marjane is one of the overarching themes within the book Persepolis, and the sub themes that will be displayed are revolution, imperialism, nationalism, religion, and social class. These themes can be related back to the main theme because of how they share traits between the book and the image themselves. The image shows Tehran, Iran after the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which was very controversial (AFP/GETTY, Online). Many people thought that the election was rigged in Mahmoud ´s favor. Mahmoud won the election with 62.6% of votes, while his opponent, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, only got 33.7% of the votes. Mahmoud  ¨...claimed he had been the victim of fraud and manipulation†¦show more content†¦Both groups of people are demonstrating nationalism for their country, both being from Iran. This ties back to the personal nature of the story from Marjane’s point of view because of the love for one’s coun try that’s displayed by Marjane and the Iranian people in the picture. They both love Iran and it definitely has a place in their hearts. This image shows Uncle Sam pole vaulting from a rock outcrop shaped like the country that’s labelled ( Red Phoenix, Online). Uncle Sam has a bag slung over his shoulder with the word democracy with a bunch of bombs inside the bag. He’s pole vaulting from Libya to Syria with Iran next in line, slightly higher up than the previous two countries. This relates to Persepolis because on page 11, on the page is a picture is of imperialism throughout history. â€Å" â€Å"2500 years of tyranny and submission† as my father said† (Satrapi, page 11). The picture shows the Persian kings, the Arabs, the Mongols, and western imperialism. This picture shows America imperializing one Middle Eastern country after another with the premise of democracy, even though it involves a ton of violence. The U.S. wants Iranian oil and to s top their nuclear program, taking away and restricting their nukes. The Iranians are powerless against the U.S. because of how much more powerful they are. This