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“There must be a lot of people in the opposition in our neighborhood. We hear gunshots every day…The stress I get from every gunshot I hear is much worse for me than the cigarettes.”

(Satrapi, 118)

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Satrapi uses real people's reactions to war, their coping mechanisms to the event (war), and their real-life emotions and thoughts on the matter within pages 118 to 120 of the graphic novel Persepolis in order to emphasize the theme “War and stressful events in your life can lead you down a dark path for your health or everyday lifestyles.”. This is because Uncle Taher took up smoking after he had to send his son away to Holland(Heartbreaking and stressful event) and began to hear gunshots in his neighborhood(War).

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As the war progresses, people in the opposition are shot and killed either out in the streets or in camps. Uncle Taher began to smoke cigarettes after he continuously hears gunshots in his neighborhood to relieve any stress. Although, cigarettes are strictly forbidden to Uncle Taher, as he has had two heart attacks already.

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“Ring Ring” it always rings at the wrong time… good lord again. What... Uncle Taher just suffered his third heart attack. We are off to the hospital.”

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Uncle Taher was smoking a cigarette and everyone everyone was telling him to stop because he has already had two heart attacks and not too long later he suffered from his third heart attack so they rushed him to the hospital passing lots of red crescent trucks which were asking for blood for the people that were wounded in battle.

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The theme Satrapi is trying to convey is “War can destroy people and their health, whether they are directly or indirectly affected.”, which in this case Uncle Taher was in both situations.

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“The Germans sell chemical weapons to Iran and Iraq. The wounded are then sent to Germany to be treated. Veritable human guinea pigs...Why are you telling me this?! I couldn’t care less. I want my husband to get well!”(Satrapi, 122)

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When trying to gain a passport for Satrapi’s Uncle Taher, her aunt ran into the medical director of the hospital. Believing he may be able to help, she began to beg him for passports. However, the director took no interest for uncle Taher’s health and instead began to talk out the chemical weapon victims. Satrapi’s Aunt began to take notice of his lack of interest and began to irrationally yell at the director telling him that she didn’t care about the war victims, only her husband.

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Within pages 121 to 124, the author of the graphic novel Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi, is trying to convey the theme “When it comes to friends or family, losing them can make you and your decisions irrational in order for their well-being”. The exemplifies this theme through her accounts of how her aunt had reacted to the staff of the hospital when they were refusing to transfer her husband to English hospitals for open heart surgery.