Juan Hernandez
11/12/13
Block 2
Persepolis
In
the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, she is a little girl
who grows up in Iran during the revolution. Growing up for her is really tough because there is constant murders in Iran, she lives on her own for a long
time, and she has to deal with internal and external problems. Johan Bennett is
stating that Persepolis should be banned in the Santa Maria Joint Union
School District. She said, “It is a poor choice for a graphic novel for
students in the Santa Maria Joint Union School District.” I think that the
graphic novel Persepolis should not be banned.
Johan
Bennett says that Persepolis is a poor choice of a graphic novel because
it has crass language, violence, torture, sexual content, and inappropriate images.
Persepolis is about how Marji having to grow up surrounded by violence
and showing us how bad it was. Marjane is only showing what she has been
through. Johan Bennett is only talking about the bad stuff that happens, but
there are plenty of lessons to learn in this graphic novel.
Persepolis
should not be banned. It is a really good book and teaches you many new things.
For example, Persepolis takes place in Iran, which many people who have
read this novel do not know many things about that country. There are many
things that I didn't know about their country like their strict dress code, and
why they wear the veil. Also about the shah and the war inside their own
country. Persepolis is not only a good book, but it is a good way to
learn about a new country and how it was like to grow up there.
Another
reason why I think this graphic novel should not be banned is because there are
many people and many things that can relate to Marji and the country Iran. I believe
that the U.S. and Iran have many things in common. For example, in Iran people
protest and fight for what they want. In America we also protest. People can relate
to Marji because throughout the book she constantly has problems. She lies to
people and tries to get out of ruff situations. Although not everyone or
everything can relate to Persepolis, there is much significance in this
graphic novel.
The
graphic novel Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, should not be banned from
schools. Persepolis is a really good book. It is a different type of
book that can teach you new things from her experiences and from Iran.
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