Thursday, February 25, 2016
Taylor Gary's Discussion Post
Satrapi put quite a bit of emphasis on religion in Persepolis. How does religion relate to specific characters in the book? Does it affect the way that characters act and interact? What do you think Satrapi is trying to saying about religion’s effect on individuals and society as a whole?
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Satrapi definitely did put emphasis on religion, especially in Marjane. She believes in God, but not religion. This affects her interactions with others because she doesn't necessarily act the way others do that subscribe to the same God that she does. She doesn't believe that she needs a veil, which is custom to her religion, but she believes in the God, rather than the religion, which makes her an outcast to others believing in the same God who should show their love towards her. I think it shows how everyone has different views and how they affect our entirety. When anyone deviates from the written religion, they become isolated from the religion, rather than accepted where they are at, which in my opinion, is not very moral, and often religion is morality based.
ReplyDeleteA lot of peoples' actions are validated by religion. Many of the reasons the revolution happened, and Marji and many other women are fighting sexism is because of how the revolutionaries perceive women, based on their religion. Even today, a lot of people use religion as their validation for the way they think. Satrapi is pointing out these ideas on how religion is not justification for being prejudiced.
ReplyDeleteA lot of peoples' actions are validated by religion. Many of the reasons the revolution happened, and Marji and many other women are fighting sexism is because of how the revolutionaries perceive women, based on their religion. Even today, a lot of people use religion as their validation for the way they think. Satrapi is pointing out these ideas on how religion is not justification for being prejudiced.
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