Persepolis

Question 1

What is foreground

Answer 1

Zoom in on some of the pictures

Question 2

What is splash

Answer 2

• panel stretch out , rectangle shape

- seen on second page

Question 3

What is emanata

Answer 3

Light bulb

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Question 4

What can you say about the imperative from dad ‘look at the last page ‘

Answer 4

• demanding
• husband saying this to wife. Expect from cultural ideas on feminism
• this stereotype doesn’t reflect mum and dad though

Question 5

How else are gender roles in Persepolis against what we would expect in Iran

Answer 5

• mum comes up with plan of smuggling goods
• doesn’t need dads permission
• takes control

Question 6

Enlargement of images creates what

Answer 6

Humour

Hyperbole

Question 7

Background of black reflects what

Answer 7

That mum and dad are doing something bad

Question 8

Language

Answer 8

• westernised simple and colloquial

Cool as E.g.

Question 9

Mode

Answer 9

Graphic non fiction

Autobiographical elements

Question 10

When was the Islamic revolution and what changed

Answer 10

1978-1979

Replaced secularism with a religious democracy

Question 11

What the use of short sentences

Answer 11

So focus is on the pictures

Question 12

How old was Marji when the revolution took place ?

Answer 12

• 10

- she went from a westernised liberal lifestyle to hiding who she was for the safety of her family

Question 13

2 points on gender roles before and after the revolution

Answer 13

• society seemed to be matriarchal - grandmothers and mothers had control over the household
• after the revolution women were made to use veils otherwise they could be raped by men who treated them like possessions. This made women quieter and scared to speak up against the new regimen