Thursday, January 26, 2017

Persepolis: The Letter

Post an interpretive question about this chapter.

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  1. What is Marjane’s father intent in revealing the true identity of Mehri to Hossein?

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  2. What is the significance of Mehri’s character and why?

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  3. Marjane’s father, a strong supporter of the revolution, seemed to contradict his own ideologies. Why did he do this, and what does it show about him?

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  4. What do you think Marjane’s mother’s intentions are when she slapped Mehri and Marjane when returning from demonstrating?

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  5. What is the significance of relating Marjane’s mother slapping Merhi and Marjane to “Black Friday”?

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  6. Why does Marjane’s father feel inclined to inform Hassan about Mehri’s true social status?

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  7. Why is Marjane’s mother so shocked with the divide in social classes even though it has been going on for years?

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  8. What are Marjane’s father’s motivations behind telling their neighbor about Mehri’s social class and in what way might Marjane interpret these motivations differently?

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  9. How do you think Mehri felt when Marjane’s father told their neighbor, Mehri’s lover, that her cannot write to her?

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  10. How does Marjane’s newfound awareness of her naiveté affect her life at home?

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  11. Why does Marjane choose to mention the dead protesters and her mother’s slap in the same page?

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  12. Marjane and Mehri are like sisters, but what social structure keeps the from ever really being family?

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  13. What is the significance of Mehri playing the role of Marji’s older sister?

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  14. How does Marjane's views on social class (Cadillac and maid) show the kind of woman she may grow up to be?

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