Harry Chin
Professor Knapp
English 1A
7 April 2013
Unspoken
Truth
The book Persepolis illustrates the struggle of Marjane, a young girl’s childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution who was trying to discover the truth. From a young girl, who was innocent and bliss when she was given knowledge of what was happening around in her country, she became tainted with all the knowledge of violence and torture happening and turned into a girl who stood for what she believed in. Marjane was a young child who always believed everything she heard from the news. Some would say this is ignorance, but actually it was innocence just like any other child that believed the world was perfect. That was until she slowly became aware of what was actually happening. This scenario is similar to a child who has been told that Santa is a real being who actually comes down to every chimney during Christmas Eve to deliver presents and then the child eventually discovers that Santa was not real. The fact that nobody told Marjane about the truth of all the horrid actions that were happening to the ones close to her was because everybody, even her family, wanted to protect her from the outside world. They always concealed the truth or even not mention a single thing about what was happening. But her family could not conceal her in a shell much longer. She eventually discovered the truth through her schoolmates, the media and her uncle. She learned about all the corrupted actions in her country such as violence, war, and enforced religious norms.
The book Persepolis illustrates the struggle of Marjane, a young girl’s childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution who was trying to discover the truth. From a young girl, who was innocent and bliss when she was given knowledge of what was happening around in her country, she became tainted with all the knowledge of violence and torture happening and turned into a girl who stood for what she believed in. Marjane was a young child who always believed everything she heard from the news. Some would say this is ignorance, but actually it was innocence just like any other child that believed the world was perfect. That was until she slowly became aware of what was actually happening. This scenario is similar to a child who has been told that Santa is a real being who actually comes down to every chimney during Christmas Eve to deliver presents and then the child eventually discovers that Santa was not real. The fact that nobody told Marjane about the truth of all the horrid actions that were happening to the ones close to her was because everybody, even her family, wanted to protect her from the outside world. They always concealed the truth or even not mention a single thing about what was happening. But her family could not conceal her in a shell much longer. She eventually discovered the truth through her schoolmates, the media and her uncle. She learned about all the corrupted actions in her country such as violence, war, and enforced religious norms.
Works
Cited
Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis:
[the Story of a Childhood]. New York, New York: Pantheon, 2003. Print.
Nice reflection here. I like how you summarize the theme of truth in the book and then connect to the reality of protecting a child from the truth. Your last line alludes to another paragraph that I would be interested in reading or you could continue this concept in your RA post (now late) by examining one specific image that examines the theme of realizing or knowing the truth. Thanks!
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