At the beginning of reading Persepolis, I was almost a little apprehensive because the book is written from the POV of a little girl. This is because I felt covering such a serious subject we would miss some of the graphic and more "adult" details of the conflicts going on in Iran. Yet, after getting further into the book I feel like this perspective is a useful addition. For one, like in Maus I think this portrayal help add a different dynamic to the story and helps make a serious subject more easily readably. Also I think that although this is written from a child point of view, this is done in a way that the audience still can gather all the details, so even if the child doesn't understand something it is presented in a way that the audience goes ah-ha. What do you guys find to be the advantages or disadvantages to this style of narration? Can you relate to this more or does is draw away from the story for you?
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Well when I take into consideration that the girl was just the character in the story and not the author I feel as though it can carry a lot of advantages for the author. Even though the topic is of an adult matter, the conversations the girl character has with the parents shows many points in a childs point of view that we as adults can easily understand. The adult author is writing the book, not the child in the story.
ReplyDeleteYea I like this style of narration the author is using in Persepolis as well, not only is it from a child's perspective, but also it is from a point of view from a person who lived during those troubled times in Iran. I thought it was intrguing how she considered people who were in prison to be heroes.
ReplyDeleteI want to add a little bit to what Corey said. It's true that it is the adult author writing the book, and not the child. I feel like the author takes complete advantage of this and does an effective job of, as Axel said, tells the story in a way that the audience can still gather all of the details. I think if Satrapi were to tell the story in the exact words of which conversations unfolded, the dialogue would be a lot different. It is because Satrapi is writing this as an adult that she can write the child's conversations in a way that are believable and comprehensible.
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