Persepolis is a comic book, but it is not only for children, even only for older people, because there are too many political things to read for kids. The author, Marjane Satrapi wants to tell the people who don't understand what is happening in Iran the story about Iran. Her purpose is allowing people in the world to know the real truth and understand Iran is a civilized country, not just full of fundamentalism, fanaticism and terrorism. In my opinion, I think she achieved her goal.
First of all, this book is writing to the people who don't know the truth of Iran or the people are interested in Iran's story or even everyone. The more people read this book, the more people will know what is happening in Iran. That's what Marjane Satrapi wants, so she writes this book to everyone. To allow everyone to read this book, she should make the book be more interesting. The author uses pictures to make people understand the book easier and make the book more interesting, not just for kids. Most books which describe the serious topics are boring, but Marjane Satrapi is so clever that drawing pictures and telling the story from a little girl's eyes. That's more unforgettable and much more interesting. As an Iranian who grew up in Iran and suffered the Islamic revolution, the Islamic government and the war against Iraq, there is no one know more truth than her. To be honest, she succeeded, this book is good for everyone to read.
Second, on the one hand, she wants to convey that Iran is a civilized country, people cannot judge it by several bad things. As she wrote in the introduction of this book:" This old and great civilization has been discussed mostly in connection with fundamentalism, fanaticism and terrorism. " and " I believe that an entire nation should not be judged by the wrongdoings of a few extremists. " ( Satrapi introduction) On the other hand, she wants to tell the world the real truth of what was happening in Iran. As she said:" I also don't want those Iranians who lost their lives in prisons defending freedom who died in the war against Iraq, who suffered under various repressive regimes, or eho were forced to leave their families and flee their homeland to be forgotten. " ( Satrapi introduction)
At last, I think she achieved her purpose. For example, for me, a person who knew nothing about Iran, except terrorism and oil before I read this book. After I finished reading this book, I knew Iran has a long history, even more than four thousand years. Almost everyone in this country is religious. I also knew what was the Islamic revolution, and how cruel the government was. Many people were killed, because of the autocracy. I also learned not everyone in this country is fundamentalist, only a few people are fundamentalists. For example, in Marjane's family, everyone has advanced thinking. They believe in democracy and they fight against the government for freedom.
In conclusion, I think Marjane Satrapi is a great author, she uses a good way to describe the story is happening in Iran and allow people in any ages to read this book.
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