Volume : 6, Issue : 11, November - 2017

Deconstructing the Misconceptions about Iranian Woman: A Character Study of Marji in Marjane Satrapi‘s Graphic Memoir Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Deepthy Mohan

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Many writers have written on the history of veiling in different parts of the world, especially in Iran. But very few have given concentration on its effect on the minds of women. Apart from that, numerous misinterpretations have been done about Iranian women by presenting them as conservative and orthodox. This paper is an attempt to enlighten the readers regarding the history of forced veiling and unveiling in Iran and its repercussions in the minds of Iranian women through an examination of Marjane Satrapi&rsquo;s graphic memoir, </span><i style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood</i><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;">. </span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Satrapi&rsquo;s graphic memoir has been praised as a masterpiece in black and white which presents us a different picture of Iranian women.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>