Persepolis Narrative and Reader Response

Persepolis Narrative:
In this Graphic Novel by Marjane Satrapi a young girl named Marji wants to be a Prophet but no one knows about it except for her grandmother. She wants to be love, justice, and the wrath of God all in one. Marji tells everyone that she wants to become a doctor when she grows up, but she truly wants to be a prophet. God would visit Marji and wrote a book about her becoming a prophet that her grandmother discovered. Marji's grandmother says that she will be her first disciple. When the revolution came to her country she decided to stop trying to become a prophet, at least until she became a little older. God would still visit Marji from time to time and see how she was doing. One night while God was visiting her she over heard her parents talking about the revolution and what had been happening and she had over heard her father saying that the local movie theater was burned down with people still inside. The cops wouldn't let people try and save anyone and just let them burn to death. The firefighters did not arrive until forty minutes later. The BBC had reported that over four hundred people had perished in the fire. Everyone from the city had believed that it was the Shah's doing and that he was the one who planned the fire to happen at the theater. Her father had talked about another demonstration happening the next day, Marji wanted to go but her parents would not let her go because at the demonstrations there were many shootings.

Persepolis Reader Response:
My reaction to this Graphic Novel so far is that it seems kind of depressing so far. Everything just kind of seems to be going wrong in the country and the fact that Marji is just in the middle of it and all she wants to do is help, and the fact she can't do it just seems really sad. Everyone just seems to go with the flow of the revolution. Most people seem to be angry, but a lot of people are just seeming to stay out of it. Marji's parents also seem like the kind of parents who will take care of her no matter what situation that they are in (at least so far, we have not gotten very far into this novel). I also really enjoy the fact that Marji talks to God, I feel like it shows that she can also seem to stay positive in any kind of situation, even when her country goes to Hell and there is a revolution happening. I also see that fact that she talks to God as a personal Solitude. I feel like she tries and keep herself out of most drama while still trying to help others. Also, the way Marji seems to act around most people makes me enjoy this Graphic Novel more because it shows that Marji still acts very childish and that is very enjoyable.