Background
Mr. Ostini
Fall 2013
Purpose
Essential Understandings
Anticipation Guide from Introduction
The Islamic Republic of Iran ( I - Ron)
Why does Iran matter?
Marjane Satrapi
Born in 1969 in Iran
She grew up in Tehran
in a progressive family
Wrote Persepolis
Lives in Paris, and is a
regular contributor to
magazines and newspapers
around the world.
Who is Marjane Satrapi?
Why did she write Persepolis?
"If people are given the chance to experience life in more than one country, they will hate a little less," she wrote on the Pantheon website.
"That is why I wanted people in other countries to read Persepolis, to see that I grew up just like other children."
Why is the book called Persepolis?
Why does Satrapi call her book Persepolis instead of something like Growing Up in Iran?
What does she want to tell young Iranians?
Persepolis: Award Winner