A review by vonniereader
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

4.0

In part one, Marjane recounted her childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. She gave a brief history of her country and explained the revolution through the eyes of a child. Marjane was well educated. She was raised by two progressive parents who encouraged Marjane to think for herself and be outspoken. As a young girl caught in a war, she was fascinated with death. People who died fighting in the war became her heroes. Marjane did not fully understand the meaning behind all of the violence; she thought that everything was for a good cause.

This first part was full of emotion. Though Marjane was intelligent and courageous, her age showed her naivete. Some of the things she used to say or think were a little irritating because of it. However, her descriptions of her country and how everything changed to be backward was heartbreaking.

Even though Marjane explained everything through the point-of-view of a child, it was very well described. The images that the author created to go along with her story portrayed the graphic novel's mood perfectly. This book was well done that it made me eager to pick up the second part.