Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiPersepolis, by Marjane Satrapi is an autobiographical story of a young girl's youth during the Iranian revolution of 1969. In the form of a graphic novel, Satrapi accompanies her text with images, drawn in a simplistic manner. fashion in comic book format. This is very effective in showing his perception of Iran at the time of the revolution. The black-on-white drawings depict scenes of intense violence, emotion and imagination. “Satrapi’s super naive style is powerful; it convincingly communicates confusion and horror through the eyes of a precocious preteen” (Press, www.villiagevoice.com/books/0319.press.43844.10.html, 2). The seemingly childlike imagery that Satrapi used to draw Persepolis serves as an effective tool to convey her powerful emotions and opinions regarding the state of life she endured during the Iranian Revolution. Marji, as Satrapi refers to herself, is the daughter of two Marxist intellectuals living in Tehran. She enjoys many freedoms that other children her age lack. In the first pages of Persepolis, she believes herself to be the last prophet. One frame depicts her image of herself as a prophet, where the sun crowns her head and people bow to her stature, proclaiming her the heavenly light. This dreamlike sense of self slowly diminishes as the book progresses through its stages of war and tragedy. After the overthrow of Marji's great-grandfather's monarchy by Shah Reza, Iran became the scene of a series of unjustifiable prejudices against women and non-followers of the teachings of the Shah's regime. All women in Iran were forced to wear a veil, called a chador, to cover their hair, which was considered a tool of seduction...... middle of paper ....... The powerful emotion what is displayed in Satrapi's rendering of his childhood could hardly be matched even in some of the best nonfiction texts. The comic book style allows her to show the reader exactly what she experienced, without them having to imagine it. This is truly a medium that could give many artists a more emotional means of expression and one that could easily be exploited to do so.Works viewed1. Eberstadt, France. “God looked like Marx.” May 11, 2003. http://query.ntimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E03EFD61F3DF932A25756C0A9659C8B63 (09/24/06)2. Press, Joy. “Veil of tears”. May 2, 2003. http://www.villagevoice.com/books/0319.press.43844.10.html (09/24/06)3. Théokas, Christophe. “Persepolis” depicts Iran from the perspective of a child. THE UNITED STATES TODAY. http://www.usatoday.com/lite/books/review/2003-08-06-persepolis x.htm (9/24/06)