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Persepolis: The Shabbat
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Persepolis : The Shabbat
Davis and Aniket
Summary
- Continuation of Iran’s war with Iraq. In this chapter, the war escalates, with the introduction of Iraqi scuds, which target Iranian cities.
- Marjane goes shopping for clothes and jewelry when she is suddenly interrupted by the news that her neighborhood was hit by a missile.
- She returns home to find that it was not her house that was hit, but the house of her jewish friend, Neda, who died
Features
Helps author communicate ideas to the reader
Features
The Shabbat
- The Shabbat is the Jewish holiday of the Sabbath
- Marjane's friend, Neda, is Jewish and celebrates the Sabbath.
- In Judaism, candles are lit on the friday before the Sabbath.
- These candles symbolize the start of something new, whether it's a new week, or a new person
Body Language
Body Language
- Two families casually discussing the war.
- They are all relaxed
- They are talking about Iraq's possible use of ballistic missiles
Body Language
- Contrasts other page, with a much darker tone
- Upright posture shows that they are no longer at ease.
- They jump at the sound of an explosion
Body Language
- Marjane is hunched over and appears to be apprehensive.
- Her posture suggests that she is struggling to walk forward towards the impact site.
Transitions
Moment to moment transitions
- While Marjane goes shopping, she hears a loud explosion.
- They tune into a radio and learn that Marjane's neighbourhood was hit.
- The moment to moment transitions show that the events happened in quick succession
Scene to scene transitions
- These panels show Marjane rushing home after hearing about the missiles.
- The scene to scene transitions goes through the events quickly, but still lead the reader in a logical order.
Artistic Elements
Shading
- Realistic shading is used, as opposed to high contrast used in the rest of the book
- Only time this shading is used is to depict scenes of violence and trauma
Weight
- On the first page, where the two families are joking around, the background is mostly white. This lightness contrasts the heaviness seen on the second page.
- On the second page, the entire background is black. The heaviness helps with the idea that the family is hiding in the dark, waiting for death.
Themes
Expresses the intended point of view of the author
Themes
Ignorance
Marjane’s father - when discussing the rumor of the Iraqis using ballistic missiles he calls his ignorance, “natural optimism.”
Ignorance
Ignorance
Marjane - goes shopping despite the fact that Tehran is in danger from ballistic missiles, as is evident in the emptiness seen in the streets of Tehran on the previous page. Her ignorance ends when, in her shopping euphoria, she receives news that her street was hit by a missile.
Continued
War
Marjane - is never directly exposed to war, until a missile kills someone close to her.
- This is when she sees the reality of war
- graphic, realistic imagery used for what remains of Neda's house
- The change in art style expresses the realistic imagery the author intended.