These are great points... I thought it was interesting that this story is so heavy, much like Maus, but is told in such a child, whimsizle, visual way. When Persepolis talks about religion in the beginning of the book and keeps talking to God, it seems a lot like any religion which is what I find interesting. It is through a Childs eye; but it is the purest form. Also, I knew a great majority about the overthrow of the Shah growing up because my family is from Iran and lived through it. This is something very strong within my families history, like Vladek in Maus still was dealing with his traumatic experience many years later, that is how I see my dad's side of the family from what I know of them.
I agree with Marisa-- it reminds me of "To Kill A Mockingbird" in the sense of sensitive topics being talked about in a child-like manner. I think that it's true that the child's eye is the most innocent and accurate when telling stories; it's hard to consider a child an unreliable narrator because they are so pure that they could not know to lie about what they witness.
These are great points... I thought it was interesting that this story is so heavy, much like Maus, but is told in such a child, whimsizle, visual way. When Persepolis talks about religion in the beginning of the book and keeps talking to God, it seems a lot like any religion which is what I find interesting. It is through a Childs eye; but it is the purest form. Also, I knew a great majority about the overthrow of the Shah growing up because my family is from Iran and lived through it. This is something very strong within my families history, like Vladek in Maus still was dealing with his traumatic experience many years later, that is how I see my dad's side of the family from what I know of them.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Marisa-- it reminds me of "To Kill A Mockingbird" in the sense of sensitive topics being talked about in a child-like manner. I think that it's true that the child's eye is the most innocent and accurate when telling stories; it's hard to consider a child an unreliable narrator because they are so pure that they could not know to lie about what they witness.
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