Consider inPersepolis from the introduction up

Satrapi tells us straight up that her purpose in writing the book is to challenge the conventional wisdom or stereotype of Iran as a nation of "fundamentalism, fanaticism, and terrorism."

She shows us some powerful tragedies she and her family have had to endure, but it's probably more important to note that her familyendured them. That is, it's terrible that the Iranian government did what it did, but is kind of amazing that there were people like Satrapi's mother, father, and uncle Anoosh who were willing to stand up and voice their dissent.

What do you think of the book so far? Do you think Satrapi is accomplishing her purpose? Was there any particular event or scene that stuck out? What was it and why?

Needs to be one and a half pages long, roughly 600 words, make a clear response argument, and include at least two cited references to the reading.

Work on opening with your response argument. State it directly by the end of the first paragraph.

For every reference to the reading, make sure to explain why to include that reference. Explain why the information is important or what the quote means.