Book Review of Persepolis
The Author of the novel, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, is Marjane Satrapi. The theme in Persepolis is to be aware of where you came from and the history of your family and also the culture that you live by. The subject is linked to the title of the book because; the word Persepolis is a noun, it means an ancient city, the subject to this novel is about how modern day people want to change the traditions of their older culture. The genre is a graphic novel, which is a novel with illustrations that go along with the words on the pages. Graphic novels help the reader understand what he or she is reading by having pictures that go along with the reading. The book Persepolis, I thought, overall, was a good book. Graphic novels are easier for me to read because of the illustrations that the book provides. As a graphic novel, Persepolis enabled me to gain force because reading through the frames of images takes less time than reading multiple sentences on a page. So, Satrapi found ways to slow down the story to draw emphasis to important moments. Marji’s childhood is passing by, but unlike in many written texts, it feels as if a year goes by far more quickly. Because it is a graphic form, Persepolis combines pictures and text to tell a story, so my reading time is combines both the time it takes to read the text and the time it takes to analyze the pictures. In addition, since the text and the pictures often tell two different stories, the sense of time in the story is further complicated. I also liked the book because of all of the historical facts about the culture and lifestyle of people living in Iran and I liked how the author shows what it takes to grow up and mature in a society like in this book.
There are different places in Persepolis where Marji experiences tragedy are clear examples of time slowing down and even stopping. How long does this moment last in the story and in her memory? We aren’t sure, but we realize this...