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- 11. Anoosh "Everything will be alright!" 2. Anoosh "Everything will be alright... (head down)" 3. Marji "Everything will be alright..."F: Juxtaposition, emanata. heavy graphic weight
Ex: Juxtaposition & emanata are used to represent the ongoing conflict that was going on and its impact on people
Si: Show the moment of realisation uncle Anoosh had when they killed his siblings. Compare the use of exclamation (1) with ellipsis (2). Emanata (3) shows Anoosh cannot hide his emotions any longer. Heavy graphic weight shows seriousness
Th: Family, conflict - 2Marji to God "Shut up you! Get out of my life!!! I never want to see you again! Get out!"F: Symbolism and motif
Ex: Anoosh had just been unfairly executed, which traumatizes her and makes her stop believing in a god which would let that happen
Si: Represents her detachment from God
Th: Religion, change, justice - 3The veilF: Symbol
Ex: The veil symbolises religion and the way in which the Islamic regime restricts women from expressing their individuality and identity
Th: Identity, gender, oppression - 4CigaretteF: Symbol
Ex: Symbolises rebellion, freedom, adolescence - 5Drugs, drinkingF: Motif
Ex: The way in which the characters drink and smoke show a rejection of the values of the state and the difference between Western & Eastern attitudes - 6Our behaviour in public and our behaviour in private were polar opposites... this disparity made us schizophrenicF: Contrast, juxtaposition between panels
Ex: The difference between the first panel (where women are made to look similar through their state-sanctioned headscarves) and the second panel (where they all look different) shows how the veil oppresses them, stopping them from showing their individuality
Th: Identity, gender oppression - 7P343 Final panel of Book 2 AirportF: Cyclical structure (repeated), juxtaposition, contrast
Ex: B2 ends the same way as B1, with Marjane leaving at the airport. The image is almost identical, but Marjane is waving and smiling, showing that this time her departure is a choice. She knows now why she has to leave
Th: Coming of age, maturity, isolation - 8Execution in the name of freedomF: Oxymoron
Ex: Reflects how the ideals of the revolution becomes twisted as the population do not gain freedom
Th: Repression, freedom - 9This is me // You dont see meT: Gutter separates Marjane from the rest of the class who all look similar due to the headscarf
Ex: Establishes how the character feels isolated, she does not fit in her strictly regulated world
Th: Freedom, identity, loneliness, repression - 10Deep down I was very religious but as a family we were very modernF: Split panel, two sides of Marjane's identity represented. Juxtaposition, contrast
Ex: This shows the different influences on Marjane's life -> the more pro-western influences of her family to her strict religious upbringing in 1980s Iran
Th: Old vs New, repression, freedom, identity, maturity/coming of age - 11And so I was lost, without any bearings... what could be worse than that?F: Question, Marjane is a small figure in a large splash panel, graphic weight
Ex: The large splash panel surrounds Marjane's small figure in darkness (graphic weight used to show how Marjane is confused and disoriented after Anoosh's death. She no longer has any faith in her God or the state)
Th: Maturity/coming of age, morality, isolation - 12Panel with a more realistic, detailed drawing of a bombed building (1). Completely black panel (2)F: Contrast between iconic/realistic drawing style
Ex: The realistic drawing of the destroyed building shows how war and its effects have become real for Marjane. The black panel shows how extreme her grief is
Th: Effects of war, coming of age - 13How dare you lie to us like that?F: Question
Ex: Marjane is questioning her teacher, and therefore the authority of the state
Th: Rebellion, repression - 14P153 Final panel of Book 1 AirportF: Metaphor
Ex: The glass screen separating Marjane from her parents is a metaphor for her separation from them, now she has to rely on herself
Th: Effects of war, isolation, loneliness, coming of age
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- International Baccalaureate English Fichas sobre Quotes Persepolis, creado por Pilar Amusategui el 20/04/2019.
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