This is an IB HL Essay on the book Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. …

MateSquidPerson66 This is an IB HL Essay on the book Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. …This is an IB HL Essay on the book Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. I’ve attached a little preview of what I have so far. The only trouble I have is where in the thesis I say oppression, cultural identity, and rebellion. I want to change cultural identity to something more along with my theme which is how the revolution has negatively impacted the people and not helped with cultural identity. Therefore, what should I replace cultural identity with instead? Inquiry Question: How does Marjane Satrapi utilize the symbolism of the veil in the graphic novel Persepolis to illustrate the struggle for identity and freedom during the Iranian Revolution in the late 1970s?  The fact that our freedom and surroundings influence our identity is indisputable. This is the case in the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, first published in 2000 and winner of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize. In the book, Satrapi introduces how in 1980, the veil became obligatory to wear at school. The author used the veil’s symbolism to communicate her idea about the realities of Iranian women struggling for an identity and freedom under the Islamic revolution regime. The veil symbol challenges Marji, the main protagonist, to achieve personal autonomy in a society where the political and legal structures do not guarantee one’s identity and freedom. Readers witness Marjane Satrapi’s examination of Marji’s fundamental desire to have her own identity and ability to make her own decisions which conflict with the circumstances of not being able to exercise free will. Satrapi employs the idea of identity, whether her own, her family’s, or that of Iran or the West, to aid her purpose of how the veil is just a more extensive outlook on a government decision that women can’t decide for themselves. Therefore, the author in the graphic novel Persepolis highlights how the Iranian Revolution has negatively impacted the individualism and freedom of Iranian women. Marjane Satrapi uses the veil’s symbolism to portray its connections to oppression, cultural identity, and rebellion in her works to convey Iranian women’s identity and freedom.  Arts & HumanitiesEnglish