This week I read Marjane
Satrapi’s comic novel Persepolis. The comic touches key
parts that pertained to Satrapi’s childhood through early adulthood during and
after the Islamic revolution. The incredible story shows the essence of
dictatorship and bondage in a trapped society. The reader would be able to
previse the concept of anti-feminism, gender segregation, socialism, and violence
in Islamic culture. The main character Marji has connections with Gods that
mentor and give her inspiration in the story. The Gods in the story show the
part of her character that is out of touch with reality, but looks through
sources by her wisdom and faith. There were a few points where mood of the
comic were humorous, even though the reader could still tell that everything is
based around a serious situation.
Marji’s character alone is relatable person in
the comic. Her character shows the essence of leadership and being a strong
person. Marji strived to be different than the society around her. This
particular element of the main character showed how she is a true artist
creating a obscene atmosphere than the on around her.
Overall
the graphics were stylistic, but lacked of being visually interesting or
symbolic to what was going on. This was the only thin that stuck out to me. It
was like I was watching a regular basic cartoon. The story was appealing to be,
but there really needed to be some conceptual art in this as a comic. I might
as well just read a book without any pictures if I was going to read a comic
the basic graphics. The only thing that could save this situation is the black a
white color scheme. I have no idea if the black and white style was intentional
for the graphic mood, or just the final result of the print itself, but that
was the only part that could make the graphics stick out to concept the story.
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