Richard: Persepolis Snippets: Week 2

On page 96-97, where Marjane and the rest of her classmates were at an assembly at the first few days of school, they have to pound their hearts to show discipline. This part reminds me of "Two-minute of Hate" from 1984, where everyone makes a symbol when goldstein is on the TV. It might not be directly linked to 1984, but after a few panels, where Marjane describe the types 0f pounding their hearts, Marjane shows foolishness and disrespectfulness towards the religion and the Martyrs. It's like a kind of rebellion like 1984, where in school, all people have to follow the school rule, disciplined and obediant. Marji began to act foolish to make fun of the martyrs, religion, and all the activities the teacher had given. Just like Winston, she wants to escape from rules and act like a rebellion, only not the "impact" type, more like a foolish type.