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PERSEP0LIS The Story of Childhood

PERSEP0LIS The Story of Childhood. Historical Context. BEFORE the Islamic Revolution. 1941-1979 Shah Reza Pahlavi Supported the Europeanization of Iran Continued the secular and economic reforms of his father (previous shah) Emphasized military might, agricultural reform, industrialization

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PERSEP0LIS The Story of Childhood

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  1. PERSEP0LISThe Story of Childhood Historical Context

  2. BEFORE the Islamic Revolution 1941-1979 • Shah Reza Pahlavi • Supported the Europeanization of Iran • Continued the secular and economic reforms of his father (previous shah) • Emphasized military might, agricultural reform, industrialization • Women were free to study abroad and serve important posts in government

  3. 1979 Islamic Revolution • Shi’ite leader Ayatalloh Ruhollah Khomeini • Established a theocratic state based on Islam • Staunch rejection of any Western influence (Europe and US) • Resistance crushed by mass imprisonments and executions • Women’s lives were especially restricted (ex: the veil, chaperoned excursions) • Led to Iranian isolation

  4. IRAN-IRAQ War (1980-1988) • 1979: Islamic Revolution (Iran vulnerable?) • 1980: Saddam Hussein invaded Iran to acquire territory • Iraq underestimated the Iran’s determination • Iran lost thousands of young men who fought in the name of Islam • Peace was brokered only after 8 years

  5. PERSEPOLIS • Graphic Novel/Memoir • Begins with the 1979 Islamic Revolution • Story follows Marjane Satrapi from ages 6 through 14 • Witnesses the devastating effects of the Iran-Iraq war

  6. Objectives To understand and appreciate… • the power of storytelling in words and pictures (build vocabulary and knowledge of graphic novel genre) • the search for identity and bildüngsroman • the ways in which our identities are shaped by culture and history

  7. Excerpt from Persepolis

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