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“They insulted me” (Satrapi, 74).

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In this panel, Persepolis’ mother came running to Persepolis and her father when they were on their way to pick up Persepolis’ mother. The mother approached the car, sobbing about insults that two fundamentalists have commented about her. The fundamentalists threatened her with rape comments, but according to their threats, in order to prevent such incidents to happen, women had to wear the veil.

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- Political struggle

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In this page, Satrapi conveys a theme that religion can change society’s habits and daily life. The fourth panel in the page presents the protagonist’s mother explaining to Persepolis and her father about what happened with two fundamentalists. The dialogue shows that the fundamentalists threatened Persepolis’ mother to wear the veil, otherwise men like them would sexually harass women who didn’t wear the veil. This shows change in daily life and change throughout society.

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“He’s going to the United States!” (Satrapi, 63).

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In this page, the protagonist was meeting up with her friends to play with them. She finds out that one of her good friends, Kaveh, was leaving with his family to immigrate to the United States because of the Islamic Regime. Persepolis was thrown off by this information, and she developed melancholy emotions.

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- Struggle

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The theme being conveyed by Satrapi is that people who experience heartbreak should stay strong. The illustrations help determine this theme because the panel shows Persepolis’ sadness and she also says later on throughout the page, “Actually, I liked him very, very much. It was the end of the world!...”

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“It wasn’t only the government that changed, ordinary people changed too" (Satrapi, 75).

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The thing that is happening is that one of Satrapi’s neighbors used to wear mini skirts, but now since the government has changed she started to wear chador.

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- Government

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The theme is that people are changing because the government forced the people to wear a veil. The illustrations conveys the theme by having a ordinary person who now wears a veil because the change of the government rules.

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Satrapi uses political struggle, change, and government within pages 63 to 75 in the graphic novel Persepolis to emphasize the theme that government can reflect on your personal life.

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63 - 75