Political+reportage

=Home= Political Reportage

//Persepolis// can be looked at as a political reportage in the sense that it comments on many of the political issues during the Islamic revolution. It also describes how most Iranians disagree with the political standings of the regime. We can see how some of the people experienced the political situation. The book portrays different types of Iranians; fundamentalists and rebels and people of different social status.

The book portrays the U.S. as something wanted: freedom. Somewhere safe. The Iranians feels locked up, without the free-will to do what they want, and moving out of the country or smuggling in products is a way for them to show their rebellion to the political regime. All American and western culture is forbidden in Iran, perhaps as a method of propaganda against US.

Source: http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2009/05/20/mn-iran-politics_0500168811.jpg