Week 2 and Prompt number 2

              

So the scene Ive chosen for this blog post is from Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. The Pages 40-43 where the Shah of Iran is successfully overthrown by his people. I can personally relate to this scene because I had many Egyptian freinds who were going through this same struggle with their families and friends who were actually in Egypt during the Mubarak Regime. For example, one of my friends father's, was put in jail for over two weeks for giving the princes "attitude". And there are probably many other stories just like these of Mubarak's Tyranny and what not; But going back to the scene, I can also personally relate to the excitement, activism, and mix of emotions that everyone in the Muslim community felt when the revolts started to happen... The citizens of Egypt had enough of their Machiavellian Ruler, and had taken a stand. The news was everywhere, CNN, BBC, Youtube Facebook, twitter, and even posts on Craigslist. everyone was stunned by the fact that after 30 years of Mubarak's rule, Egypt finally had a chance of ridding themselves of this terrible person. I can also relate to the Joy and excitement that my Egyptians freinds and my own family felt for the Country when the revolts where finally over and Egypt did in fact get rid of Mubarak.

Now that I have explained my Interpretation of the scene, Im going to objectively interpret the same scene, meaning that im going to try to describe it to you through the author’s eyes. The Author writes the scene showcasing two events: The first being the Public’s voice and their actions which Marjane and her family were definitely a part of, and the second being the Individual voice of her Father and mother giving which gives the reader a more detailed view of what the people really felt like. This scene Impacts the Novel greatly by showcasing the seriousness and commitment people had to getting rid of the Shah and his tyranny. And it also shows really how oppressive the Shah was by showing how happy the people were after he was gone (pg. 42). I think the author’s intention of writing this scene is to signify things like the Massacre and then the Celebration the people had; She does not incorporate her feelings into the scene, it’s as if she dedicates the scene to the Iranian people and the Iranian people only, aside from when she asks her dad questions (pg. 43)

Some differences between my interpretation and the objective one are:

1.       Well the my interpretation is more personal and a lot more about me while the objective interpretation is a lot more about the authors voice.

2.       The objective interpretation is from analyzing a book while my interpretation is analyzing how a scene from the book personally relates to me.