https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn Add pictures of pages, panels, quotes you find significant in Persepolis Part I. Explain your reasoning and include an overall theme you feel relates to your choices. en-us 2020-02-05 13:56:30 UTC 2025-10-07 18:05:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/440942573 This panel shows Marjane’s relationship with religion. The representation of the veil confuses Marji because she is very religious, but her family is modernist and does not believe in the veil. ]]> 2020-02-05 14:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/440942573 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/440942785 violence
page 116]]> 2020-02-05 14:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/440942785 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/440944577 coming of age
page 117]]> 2020-02-05 14:46:08 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/440944577 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/440944598 This page in Persepolis shows the violence present throughout the demonstrations in Iran. ]]> 2020-02-05 14:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/440944598 skylarstewart https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/440944838 page 14
this panel shows the violence that Marji grew up with in her life. the doors of a cinema had been locked with people inside and set on fire. the police would not let anyone inside to help those who were trapped and attacked anyone who tried.]]> 2020-02-05 14:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/440944838 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/440947059 Revolution
page 62]]> 2020-02-05 14:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/440947059 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/440947369 Religious people trying to get people to wear the veil]]> 2020-02-05 14:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/440947369 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/440947951 Revolution 

]]> 2020-02-05 14:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/440947951 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441241357 This page shows Marjane’s teacher calling several parents of children in her class, including her own. The teacher says, ”The basis of education comes from the family!”  claiming the parents have taught them to be disobedient. In school, the children were being taught to punish themselves for their government and the parents did not like that. ]]> 2020-02-05 21:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441241357 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441243041 Despite the dangers of the environment during the Islamic Revolution and her family’s contradicting beliefs, Marjane’s family is still able to gather and party. The revolution, no matter how much it changed her country, did not change the fact that celebrations could still be held. ]]> 2020-02-05 21:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441243041 allyanaalston https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441302353 This page is a representation of gender roles, religion, and revolution. The woman are telling her she need a veil because that was the forced religion among the people, as well as she was a young lady and that's what was required of them. Also during this time it was forbidden to wear certain clothing due to the revolution.]]> 2020-02-06 00:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441302353 allyanaalston https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441305589 This picture is a representation of revolution because the people were tearing down statues and buring pictures of the shah, due to his political choices only bring them deeper into the revolution. Not only that but he also was mistreating those who were under him (his people).]]> 2020-02-06 00:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441305589 allyanaalston https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441306449 This picture shows the young girls in school being "taught in the education system" to slap their chest ,as well as wear the veil, in the name of religion. ]]> 2020-02-06 01:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441306449 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441767217 p.34 Class-ism- This page shows Mehri, a young girl who became Marjane and her family's maid. The act of taking care of Mehri and making her a maid shows the vast differences in social classes in Iran. Mehri was raised in a lower class, while Marjane was raised in an upper class family. ]]> 2020-02-06 18:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441767217 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441770339 p. 29 Violence- The bleed on this page shows Marjane's father taking pictures of the violent protests that were occurring in Iran at the time. His photos show men with guns and people running. These photos show violence in the novel, Persepolis. ]]> 2020-02-06 18:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441770339 braedenbarnett https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441886216 Class-ism This picture shows an extreme example of class-ism. The lower class boys were drafted into the war while the middle and upper class were care free. Marji was at her cousin's party and was enjoying herself while the other boys were being blown up in the minefields.]]> 2020-02-06 22:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441886216 braedenbarnett https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441889432 Repression This page displays how the government and the fundamentalists were controlling the Iranian people. Marji went out and wore her westernized clothing and shoes which were discouraged to the new government in Iran. The revolution brought about restrictions to the Iranian people.]]> 2020-02-06 22:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441889432 braedenbarnett https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441891064 Violence These panels show how the Iranian Revolution in Persepolis how the citizens suffered from war. Not only did the army suffer, but since Iraq was so close, it was easy to destroy the cities in Iran. This caused suffering of the people from bombing and were always scared of an attack.]]> 2020-02-06 22:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441891064 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441900079 pg. 96 - Education 

On this page, the teacher tells them “let’s go children, on the heart.” The children begin to repeatedly hit themselves in the chest. This shows the educational system and what the children of Iran were being taught during this war. It shows that religious rituals such as this were a very important part of education at that time.  ]]> 2020-02-06 23:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441900079 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441903864 pg. 37- Classism 

On this page Marjane’s dad has just told his young neighbor that Mehri is actually his maid. This make the boy not want to see her anymore. Marjane’s dad tells her that in their country, you must stay within your own class. This conveys the reality of social class and how important it was for people in Iran. ]]> 2020-02-06 23:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441903864 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441907666 pg. 14- Revolution and Violence 

On this page, a group of religious fanatics burned down a rex cinema. There were 400 victims. This page conveys an example of revolution because many of the public viewed this as the Shah’s fault. Many were against the Shah’s new ideas (the veil, religious practices, beating your chest). ]]> 2020-02-06 23:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441907666 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441933248 pg. 7- Religion

On this page, Marjane talks about  how, like all her predecessors, she has her holy book.  She believed she was the last prophet.  She spoke to her grandma about all the rules she would enforce and her grandma says that she'll be her first disciple.]]> 2020-02-07 01:00:35 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441933248 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441935095 pg. 64- Classism
On page 64, Marjane's mother suggests that her family should move to the US like many others and her dad said, "So that I can become a taxi driver and you a cleaning lady?"  In Iran, her dad had a good job and they were wealthy, but he was worried that if they moved to the US, they would be nobodies.]]> 2020-02-07 01:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441935095 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441940028 pg. 133- Revolution
On this page, the guardians of the revolution stopped Marjane when she was in the streets and not wearing her veil. Instead, she was wearing sneakers and her jacket. To get out of punishment, she lied to the women.

]]> 2020-02-07 01:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441940028 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441947425 This panel shows religion and how they had to lie about the amounts of times they prayed because of the religious groups that were saying what you could and could not do.]]> 2020-02-07 01:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441947425 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441949058 Revolution- This panel shows how their country were willing to send poor kids into fight in the revolution and were willing to let them die for what the rich people wanted.]]> 2020-02-07 01:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441949058 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441953137 This panel represents classism within Persepolis. The characters are talking about the maid, Mehri, she is in a lower social class than Marji’s family. Therefore, the boy ended the relationship because they do not mix social classes in this society. ]]> 2020-02-07 02:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441953137 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441953814 This page depicts violence through the panel of people biting in a fire in which the firemen didn’t show up until 40 minutes later.]]> 2020-02-07 02:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441953814 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441954478 This page shows aspects of revolution because Marji wants to participate in demonstrations and protests.]]> 2020-02-07 02:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441954478 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441954654 This picture represents revolution because the pose she strikes is constantly repeated throughout many chapters. The pose shows different characters using this pose as a way go against something, they are trying to make change happen. ]]> 2020-02-07 02:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441954654 evanhowell https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441955120 Religion 
This shows the influence of religion, that is so powerful that they use it in the schools to indoctrinate more kids into fighting and giving their lives for a plastic key to heaven.

]]> 2020-02-07 02:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441955120 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441955809 This page shows classism through Marji looking at others lives and reflecting on her own, showing how different the social classes are.]]> 2020-02-07 02:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441955809 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441956593 This section of the page represents violence. The man is being tortured and hurt due to being a member of the guerillas. The violent nature of the graphics shows some of the cruelties people could be facing in that situation. ]]> 2020-02-07 02:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441956593 evanhowell https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441960817 Revolution
Dedicating a whole page in the chapter called "Heroes" shows the value that she places on these revolutionaries. She thinks of these peoples as heroes because they are locked up for their revolutionary ideas. ]]> 2020-02-07 02:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441960817 skylarstewart https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441964280 Page 95
This page shows how the girls every forced to wear the veils to school and beat themselves while the boys were sent off to train for war.]]> 2020-02-07 02:48:12 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441964280 skylarstewart https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441967074 page 100
this page shows clas-ism. their maids sons was given a golden key at his school for when he goes off to war. marji calls her cousin who is in a higher class to ask if he had gotten one. he said no]]> 2020-02-07 02:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441967074 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441978152 Revolution
During the revolution, those who went against the fundamentalists and there ideas were punished. For Ahmadi, he took many beatings and was tortured. He was tortured to find out where his partners were.]]> 2020-02-07 03:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441978152 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441979155 During a demonstration, marji’s parents and other rebels were attacked by a group of fundamentalists. The fundamentalists were shouting “the scarf or a beating” as they beat those who rebelled. ]]> 2020-02-07 03:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441979155 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441982592 As marji grew older and went to her first demonstration she begin to feel more like an adult. Growing up in a country that’s at war with itself can get hard on a girl her age. She realized that she was ready to become a woman and she decided to have her first cigarette. Her first cigarette gave her a new look in life as she “kissed her childhood goodbye.”]]> 2020-02-07 03:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/441982592 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/442094709 This page represents religion because it shows the difference between a fundamentalist and a modern progressive.]]> 2020-02-07 12:07:28 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/442094709 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/442095044 This page shows violence because of tense religious differences that led to the beginning of a war.]]> 2020-02-07 12:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/442095044 https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/442095707 This page represents revolution and a authors depiction of the war.]]> 2020-02-07 12:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/442095707 parkerinman https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/444779159 This panels is significant because it is placed at the time Majane is leaving to Vienna. As she is walking into the airport, she says that she will not turn back. But she ends up doing so and regreting it because it looks as if her mother has fainted into her fathers arms. This gives the reader a sense of sadness because Majane is afraid that that could be the last time she sees them.]]> 2020-02-13 02:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/444779159 parkerinman https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/444780677 This panel is extremely important in Majanes life, as well as Persepolis because of the impact it has on Marjane's innocence. He parents old friend, Siamak, has returned from prison. He was brutally tortured. This panel, however, shows his college mate, Ahmadi. In the panel below this, Marjane explains how she can't imagine how you can use something as simple as a house appliance for torture.]]> 2020-02-13 02:42:02 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/444780677 parkerinman https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/444782762 This, in my opinion, is the saddest panel in the entire Graphic Novel. Before this, Marjane's mother is explaining that he father was arrested and deteriorating in prison, but as a young girl she did not understand how much pain the isolation had caused him. This fills the reader with melancholy because she is a young innocent girl who is not old enough to understand why her father aches when she plays with him, or why she cannot see his everyday.]]> 2020-02-13 02:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/matkinson4/ixnlon5ix6kn/wish/444782762