Persepolis
Watch the film Persepolis and answer the following questions:
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- General thoughts about the film: did you like it or not and why? Did you enjoy the graphic novel/anime genre? Did you mind the subtitles?
- Did the film change some of the preconceptions you may have had about Iran? It’s ok to say that it didn’t! Just explain why or why not.
- What is the tone of the film? (light, funny, nostalgic, self-reflective, angry, sad…) Justify your answer with specific examples from the film.
- Persepolis is as much about Marjane growing up as it is about the difficult war period in Iran. In what ways is this a typical coming of age story? How does Marjane cope with growing up away from her country and her family?
- Iran had lots of restrictions on what Iranians, and women in particular, could and could not do. How does Marjane’s family follow and resist those restrictions at the same time?
- Talk about 2 things that you either liked or disliked in the film and explain why.
- What are 2 questions you have about the story or the characters?
- React, via Flipgrid, to 3 of your classmates’ comments. Be respectful and say more than just ‘That’s interesting’ and ‘I agree with you.’