The story of “The Complete Persepolis” was very interesting at first just by reading the title. To be frank, the last thing I expected was for the story to be a comic book, I feel comic books can help you understand the emotions the characters go through with less writing and more drawings. However, after reading a couple of chapters my favorite one would be “The Sheep.” The chapter begins with the news of the elections and the reactions of Marjane, her father, and Anoosh. They are all in disbelief as the news told its people that 98.99% of the population voted from the Islamic Republic. The chapter already started with a bang from the elections to then follow up with Marjane’s realization that the situation is and will get worst than what it already has been. All her friends and her crush are fleeing the country and are leaving for the United States. She is depressed and we get to see a panel where the whole room is pitch black and the only outline of light is used to form the shapes of objects. The panel on page 67 represents Marjane’s emotion after hearing her crush leave her. The same thing happens on the next page when her parents leave other relatives that are going to Los Angeles. When they enter the car and go back to their home the panels are dark representing their fear of the situation and if they should leave themselves to avoid the torment. The chapter keeps getting crazier as her father finds out his family is getting murdered by getting drowned or choked. As the chapter comes to a close it seems to end on a happy note where Marjane can see Anoosh one more time. But right after their happy get-together they kill Anoosh as well and the chapter ends with a page with one full panel covering it in darkness. The only character in the panel is Marjane who is spaced out of everything, and the artist plays with this idea as you can see planets and stars near her. As a result, “The Sheep” was a rollercoaster of emotions as a single chapter in this story, the nonstop action of ongoing events kept me engaged and guessing what will happen next.
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I like the first chapter, the veil, because of how suddenly life changed for a little girl and how she tried to overcome that situation when islamic revolution started and a Little girl named Majane didn’t know what a veil was, and they forced her to put it in her schools . She studied before a French non-religious school where all kids sat together and all were treated the same boys and girls but in this new school of hers was not co education .Her upbring was different then others because her parents were muslim but very modern no restriction in the home. Thats why her parents were protesting against new the shah’s regime and likewise encourage Marjane to speak her mind even when her ideas fall outside the accepted political and social norm.She wants to be a prophet and night time she see God come to her night and she discuss everything to the God.When teacher get to know in the class marjane thoughts that she want to be a prophet she call her parents but they didn’t embarrassed or concerned about it .After that marine realized that its saver to don’t tell anyone what your thoughts are so she kept quiet . She saw her mother was very scared when her photo came in newspaper protecting against veil that no one will understand her . she was afraid for her life that islamic regime will identify her and she will get punished so she change her hair color and wear black glasses for a long time .That’s why marjane learn the lesson to kept her thoughts saver and don’t share with anyone.
In “The Complete Persepolis” my favorite chapter so far is The Sheep. This chapter is just a rollercoaster of emotions. It is genuinely so heartbreaking seeing Uncle Anoosh get executed. We can clearly see from the main character’s reaction that he was very special to her. He helped her gain a better understanding of the world around her. She was very eager to hear about his past and ideologies. When he is gone, Marji feels lost and alone. Like she is drifting through space hoping to find an answer. She even pushes away God. Which we know is another important figure in her life. At the beginning of the story, Marji wanted to be nothing more than a prophet to help carry out god’s will. This really shows how much Uncle Anoosh’s death impacted her. It’s even sadder knowing Marji was the last person he wanted to see before his execution. Calling her the star of his life and giving her one more bread swan who is the uncle of the other one. Before disappearing forever. I also really liked the tension the chapter creates, especially in the last frame. Now that the Islamic Regime is coming back into power. Things are becoming much more direr, and war seems to be starting.
My favorite chapter so far is the letter. It’s my favorite chapter for several reasons. The first reason the letter is my favorite is because it introduces the dynamic between Marji and Mehri. Maji saw her more as a friend than a servant. When Mehri was getting letters from the neighbor she asked Marji for help. While Marji was reading Mehri asked her about the sister she mentioned and Mehri said she was talking about Marji. This shows the relationship between the girls wasn’t a relationship of servant to master it was genuine and there was love there. The second reason I liked this chapter is because it shows being kind isn’t really taught rather it’s something people have. Marji was naturally kind to Mehri. Marji’s mother was also kind to Mehri. She wanted to teach her how to read versus Marji’s dad basically humiliated Merhi by telling the neighbor she was a servant. It shows the dad let money get to his head versus Marjis mom staying humble. Finally, I enjoyed this chapter because Mehris and the neighbors love felt like Romeo and Juliet. They couldn’t be together because she was a servant and he was of upper class but I thought the idea of sending letters to each other was sweet.
