Persepolis

Read:
Persepolis: the story of a childhood by Marjane Satrapi
Persepolis 2: the story of a return by Marjane Satrapi

1. What was Marjane Satrapi’s upbringing like during the Iranian Revolution? (100-word minimum response)
2. How does Marjane’s relationship with her grandmother change from book 1 to book2? (100-word minimum response) (TE)
3. Who/what can be considered the antagonist in book 1? (50-word minimum response) (TE)
4. Marjane faces which types of conflicts in book 2? (Woman versus woman/man—woman versus self—woman versus nature, etc.) (150-word minimum response) (TE)
5. What are Marjane’s issues with culture and identity? (Focus on book 2) Does she resolve these problems at the end of the story? (150-word minimum response) (TE)

6.What type of project did Marjane and Reza design? What was significant about their time spent working on the project? (50-word minimum response)

1. Compare and contrast Marjane’s relationship with Markus to the relationship she has with Reza. (200-word minimum response) (TE)
2. Do you think that Marjane could have/should have tried to save her marriage? If so, what could she have done? If not, please explain why. (200-word minimum response) (TE)