A must read story; truly inspirational. I read the book The Complete Persepolis, an autobiography of the author Marjane Satrapi. The story is shown through the eyes of a young girl and the troubles she faces with identity, religion, and life in Iran during the Iranian Revolution. Going more in depth, Marjane experiences death in her family, friends being bombed, a period of depression, religious issues, and trouble finding herself and her identity. Although Marjane faces many troubles during her childhood, she learns a lot in the journey of life and goes through a series of coming of ages. Because the story is told in the perspective of Marjane, I was able to quickly realize what the theme and motif of the book was. Marjane Satrapi, the author, used this technique of first person perspective and brought the message of the book to a whole new level. Throughout this blog, I will be showing you the theme of the story. I chose this book because I wanted to read about something that I wasn’t very familiar with. Going into this book, I knew it was an autobiography which influenced me into the choice of this story. Because I live in America and am privileged, reading this story was very new to me; in a way, it changed how I think. I am now much more knowledgeable and aware of the people who live life in more grim situations and environments. This makes me think of how lucky I am to be living in Decorah, Iowa. While Marjane in the story is facing problems like bombings and religious prejudice, the most I worry about is homework. One example that hit me hard is when Marjane comes home to Iran finding out that some of her best childhood friends are dead. I can’t imagine losing some of my best friends and family. After reading this story, I learned one big lesson that I will carry on forever. It changed me and gave me a sense of what is happening outside of America. I know I am lucky and I hope to help and defend people like Marjane in the future. I imagine she lived a darker life than she hoped which motivates me to be more generous, giving, and unselfish to all people. Marjane isn’t the only one affected by religious prejudice, bombings, and close family and friends’ deaths. Her story is only one of the millions of people going through hardships. It really makes me think of how lucky I am to be living a peaceful and unbothered life in Iowa. Marjane’s story is an inspiration to me and people need to hear her story. “Saying goodbye is a little like dying.”- Marjane Satrapi By Joseph S.
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