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Marjane Satrapi, Transl. Anjali Singh

Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return

Nonfiction | Graphic Memoir | Adult | Published in 2004

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Essay Topics

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Marjane Satrapi represents the oppression taking place in Iran. In what ways does she represent oppression taking place in Austria and the West more generally?

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Marjane comes from wealth and status in Iran. Her family is able to support her for years abroad and many years back in Iran unemployed. How does the novel represent wealth and class?

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Thematically, much of Satrapi’s work is a critical portrayal of religion. In what ways does she compare and contrast fundamentalist Islam in Iran with Catholicism in Austria?

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