Persepolis RRE

In the book "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi, the main character Marji, wants to go out into the world and do something. She grew up in Iran where there were bombings, war, and death all around her. Her neighbors house was bombed and she lost a lot of people she loved. This contributed to one of the main issues in this book. Even though there is war and bombing,  Marji has a lot of issues going on in her life.\

One example of an issue in this book is war. Marji's parents are trying desperately to get her out of Iran because there is bombing and destruction everywhere. But most planes are not running because of the war. When they finally get her out of the country she is 9 years old. They are sending her to England to board with nuns in an old chapel. Her parents say they will meet her in 6 months after the war passes by but she knows they will never want to leave there home country. She also knows that it is quite possible that they get killed. She feels very bad for leaving. For example, in the text it says, "It was the beginning of the war, had to run to the basement because we were being bombed. It was horrible." This shows that war is a major issue in this book.

All in all, There were many issues in this book. Some of these issues being war and child neglect. I think that Marji has a hard life that was greatly affected by war and that she was just trying to live a normal life. I also think she had a hard childhood because she didn't have much parental guidance.