Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Persepolis: The Bicycle

Post an interpretive question about this chapter.

23 comments:

  1. Why does Marjane choose God as an “imaginary friend” and how does he drive forward the plot?

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    1. Why does Marjane commune with God and how does he further the story?

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  2. 2. Why did Marjane display confusion when God did what she asked her to do (change the topic of conversation) on page 13?

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  3. What do you believe to be the significance of the comparison between Marx and God and the coffee table scene before Marjane asks to join the protests over the Rex Cinema?

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    1. What is the significance of the comparison between Marx and God and the coffee table scene before Marjane asks to join the protests over the Rex Cinema?

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  4. Is Marjane Satrapi attempting to compare a bicycle to the Iranian Revolution and if so why?

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    1. What is Marjane Satrapi attempting to compare a bicycle to in the chapter and why?

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  5. How come the parents of Marjane were surprisingly calm when they find out the Rex Cinema was burned down?

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    1. How was the reaction of Marjane’s parents surprising when they found out that the Rex Cinema was burned down?

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  6. What are the parallels between the events in Marjane’s history books and the Revolution she is currently experiencing?

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    1. How can Marjane relate to the history books she reads, due to her own experiences in the Islamic Revolution?

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  7. What is the significance of the quote “Hey Mom, Dad, let’s play Monopoly.’” then when Mom goes on to say “Monopoly! I can’t believe it. Ha! Ha!’” What does monopoly have to do with the current political system and issues going on in the novel?

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    1. Does the game of Monopoly play a role in the government of Iran?

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  8. What is iconic about the illustrator drawing Karl Marx in a similar style to God?

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    1. Why does the illustrator draw Karl Marx in a similar style to God?

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  9. Do you think Marjane, reading all the books she did was helpful to her or does it seem like it added on to her wild imagination if so, why?

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    1. Why is reading books helpful to Marjane and what is the purpose of her then receiving all those books?

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  10. What kind of role does Marjane’s imagination take when she speaks to god?

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  11. Is Marjane’s God more real or her imagination creating someone to talk to so she can figure out her emotions and motivations?

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    1. Is Marjane’s God more real or her imagination’s creation and why?

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  12. Marjane seems to be obsessed with marxist beliefs, so how does Marjane feel about the west and its ideologies?

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  13. Fidel Castro's revolution involved the complete extermination of religion on Cuba. Knowing Marjane is extremely religious, why does she still look up to him?

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  14. What is the title of the chapter "Bicycle" referring to, and what does this tell us about the Revolution of Iran?

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