Spark your thinking

Here are some ideas/aspects of Persepolis to think about. They may provide you some stimulus when thinking about your posts or your classmates' posts.

Wikieality (a la Stephen Colbert):

• Compare and contrast Orwell's and Satrapi's views of outsiders, power, love, rebels, friendship, womens' roles, oppression, education, self awareness, etc.

History:

• Iran/ Persia
• Shah
• Revolution
• Islam

Autobiographical Nature

• Title?
• Bio of Satrapi
• History
• Use, power and limitation of personal voice
• NOT a diary --> writing from/with wisdom, 20/20
• Juxtaposition: persective then/now

Graphic Storytelling:

• How are the panels/transitions effective?
• Scan panels to blogs and explicate
• Literary features and comics-specific devices
• Juxtaposition: words to pictures

Medium and Message:

• Picasso - flatness