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Write a paper based on The Complete Persepolis. You must have a clear argument pertaining to a theme/idea/issue raised in our discussion of the book. This is not just a summary of the text, rather it’s an analysis of something that interested you about the text that you wish to take further. Treat the text and your research in a meaningful way. Possible topics could include the veil, coming of age, identity, POV, Iran, rebellion/revolution, graphic arts, class, ideology, education, socialism/Marxism/communism, Islam, public vs private, torture, war, collective trauma, anger, violence, fear, and freedom.
You must use at least THREE outside sources. Appropriate sources include peer-reviewed journals, newspaper articles and any academic/research-based websites, books, documentaries, etc.. In certain circumstances, blogs are ok too. Use good judgment. No Wikipedia or other encyclopedic sources.
With this paper, you need to make sure you can teach me something I don’t already know and learn something, yourself!
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The Theme of Identity in The Complete Persepolis – Outline
Thesis statement: In Persepolis, Iranian identity serves as a dominant moral guide and
European identity as the alternative one, and identity is a multi-faceted thing that cannot be
described only with reference to nations and religions.
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Introduction
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Scope of the Theme of Identity
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Community as a Source of Identity
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Iranian vis-à-vis Western Identity
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Identity as Complex and Multi-Faceted
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The Struggle with Identity Perception
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Conclusion
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The Theme of Identity in The Complete Persepolis
Introduction
Persepolis is a two-volume autobiography of the Iranian-French graphic novelist
Marjane Satrapi. The first volume called Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood explores the
author’s childhood and ends when she is sent out of Iran to study in Europe. The second
book, Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return, deals with her time in Iran later on as an adult. It is
an unusual autobiography presented in the graphic novel form. Though presented in simple
black and white drawings, it examines a range of important themes such as religion,
repression, politics, class systems, and revolution among many others. Satrapi’s experiences
are highly intertwined with the country’s social and political upheaval. In Persepolis, Iranian
identity serves as a dominant moral guide and European identity as the alternative one, and
identity is a multi-faceted thing that cannot be described only with regards to nations and
religions.
Scope of the Theme of Identity
Some critics and observers, especially from the West, have regarded Satrapi’s notion
of identity in her book as limited to personal identity because she describes her teenage years
in Europe as being characterized by a lack of identity because she was viewed as an Iranian
in Europe and European in Iran. However, though important, the book does not pinpoint
personal identity as the central aim or theme. Satrapi�...
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