7th+Grade+-+LA+-+Persepolis

**Persepolis**
Persepolis is the story of a young girl growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Marjane Satrapi’s

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compelling graphic novel sheds light on a complicated and confusing time to be a teenager during this period of change.

We will us this page to build and strengthen our understanding of this graphic novel.

"The Persepolis Wiki"**
 * Research Topics
 * 1) Persepolis
 * 2) The Islamic Revolution / The Cultural Revolution
 * 3) Zarathustra
 * 4) Che Guevara
 * 5) Fidel Castro
 * 6) Leon Trotsky
 * 7) Imperialism
 * 8) Capitalism
 * 9) The Children of Palestine
 * 10) Dialectic Materialism
 * 11) Karl Marx
 * 12) Descartes
 * 13) Reza Shah / The Shah
 * 14) Gandhi
 * 15) Ataturk
 * 16) Lenin
 * 17) Communism
 * 18) The Kurds
 * 19) Black Friday, 1978
 * 20) Jimmy Carter
 * 21) Savak (the secret police)
 * 22) Anwar al-Sadat
 * 23) C.I.A.
 * 24) Azerbaijan
 * 25) U.S.S.R.
 * 26) Proletariat
 * 27) Marie Curie
 * 28) Iran-Iraq War
 * 29) Coup D’etat
 * 30) BBC
 * 31) Religious Flagellation
 * 32) Kim Wilde
 * 33) Karbala
 * 34) Tehran

//(more to be added as we encounter them)// Marjane Satrapi Marjane’s Mother Marjane’s Father Grandmother Grandpa Shah Mehri Siamak Jari Mohsen Shakiba Uncle Anoosh Mali Mrs.Narsrine Peyman Shahab Uncle Taher Niloufar Neda Babba-Levi The Babba-Levi's
 * Character Analysis**

The Veil The Bicycle The Water Cell Persepolis The Letter The Party Heroes Moscow The Sheep The Trip The F-14s The Jewels The Key The Wine The Cigarette The Passport Kim Wilde The Shabbat The Dowry
 * Chapter Analysis**

//(to be generated as a class)
 * Themes of Persepolis**

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