Look at the different roles in society filled by Iranian women in the novel and you could comment on how Marji differs from the expectations of a typical women in Iranian society. What roles does she accept and decline?- mother, wife, cook, rebel, sexual being, political protestor, etc.
Remember, Iran was a much freer society pre-1979 esp. re. the rights and freedoms of women, so having to cover their bodies (enforced wearing of hijab) may not come easily to even the older women who remember a different political regime.
compare the role of women in the present to the ones in the past
Think about the role of women and men and the role of storytelling in the story.
women played a very important role during world war 1. While men were out fighting in the war, women went out of the homes to the mills to help in the production process.
Alcoa
they had to cook for the samuri's
Persepolis. Persepolis.
Persepolis - film - was created on 2007-05-23.
Persepolis FSC was created in 1975.
The Production Budget for Persepolis was $7,300,000.
Persepolis is the Greek name for the area that was once Persia which includes Iran... where the book takes place
Marjane Satrapi wrote the book Persepolis.
Persepolis F.C. was created in 1963-12.
Persepolis Men was created in 2008-08.
The duration of Persepolis Men is 3120.0 seconds.
The duration of Persepolis - film - is 1.58 hours.
Persepolis Dareshahr F.C. was created in 2009.
Persepolis Kamyaran F.C. was created in 2007.