Persepolis Questions & 100% Correct Answers

Marji ~~> Marjane Satrapi is the narrator as well as the main character. story is about her childhood in Iran before she moves to Austria. She lives through the Revolution and the war with Iraq. She struggles throughout the book with finding her place in the world (obvi cause this is a coming of age story). Does not think her father is a hero, possibly because he has not sacrificed anything. She however does think that her uncle is a hero: Uncle Anoosh. Taji Satrapi ~~> Marji's mother. Taji involves herself in many protests that are very dangerous for her to do. She is a very permissive mother, and wants her daughter to have a good education. Grew up in poverty (The Shah took everything away from her parents when they sent her father, who was the prime minister, to jail because he was a communist). When she went to visit him he became very weak but would still play with her. Eby Satrapi 2 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+ Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update ~~> Marji's father. He has five brothers, even though Uncle Anoosh is the only one mentioned. His father sided with the Shah, while he and Anoosh detested the Shah. Great supporter of the revolution. He does not believe in religious fundamentalism - strongly against it). Very patriotic towards his country (Iran). Teaches Marji a lot about the revolution and their countries history (shows how much he cares about the cause and his nation - it is very important to him that Marji understands what is happening and why it is happening). He takes pictures and captures the events of the Revolution even though it is illegal to. He is very smart and he knows what is going on with his nation. He knows that the news in Iran covers up most stories, so he mostly listens to the BBC broadcast on the radio. Uncle Anoosh ~~> Marjane's uncle. Her father's brother In many ways Marji's hero. His uncle played a key role in the revolution. One of Eby (marji's father)'s brothers. His uncle, Ferydoon, was part of a revolutionary movement separating themselves and the region of Azerbaijan from the Shah. However, his father (marji's grandpa) was still faithful to the Shah, and thought Anoosh was a trader. He defied his father and went to live with his uncle and be his secretary. However, the Shah found them and captured Ferydoon, and Anoosh fled back to his home. He was not safe at home with his parents because the Shah was looking for him. He decided to 3 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+ Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update go into exile and swam across the Aras river to the U.S.S.R.. Married a Russian woman but then got divorced. After he got divorced, he felt very lonely and lost so he decided to go back home. He disguised himself but the Shah still recognized him and captured him; was in prison for nine years. They tortured him. He tells Marji all of this because he says it is important that their family history and the stories they have are never lost. He is captured and imprisoned again. (Just after Mohsen and Siamak are chased after). Chooses Marji as his only visitor; gives Marji a bread swan. Later he is executed "Russian Spy Executed" it said on newspapers. God ~~> God is a friend of Marjane. During Marji's youth, he has a very close relationship to her. Similar relationship as Marji and her grandmother. He listens to her, and does not judge her. In the beginning of the story he could come and speaks to her every night. As she grows up, she begins to lose faith, especially after Anoosh's execution. Fereydoon 4 | P a g e | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+ Master01 | September, 2024/2025 | Latest update ~~> Fereydoon is Anoosh uncle and Marjane's great uncle. He proclaimed the independence of Azerbaijan from the Shah. He elected himself minister of justice of this small region. His idea was that justice is the basis of democracy. All men should be equal in the eyes of the law. Anoosh became Fereydoon's secretary. The Shah captured him and he went to jail. He was going to be executed, so the day before his girlfriend at the time wanted a lasting memory of him, so they had a baby. (This is a big deal - unmarried mother)