Persepolis: Question 2

Question: How is Persepolis organized and structured? What has Satrapi chosen to emphasize in her childhood? How is the passage of time presented? Describe Satrapi's drawings. How do the drawings add to the narrative of the story?

Answers:
1) Persepolis is organized as a comic strip of sorts. Cartoon drawings are accompanied by a narrative as well as dialogue from the characters in the story.
2) kI think that Satrpapi has chosen to emphasize the changes that occurred during her childhood in dealing with the politics (or change in political power) during the years where she was growing up/coming of age. Satrapi has chosen events (which she portray as stories/scenes) that changed her own personal life and effected her family, friends, and schooling.
3) Satrapi's drawings, to say the least, I think, are exotic and different. They are, however, very clear and easy to understand. I think that they really help the reader(s) to see and understand exactly what happens in each scene and what occurred, over time, during her childhood/young adulthood. I am not sure if it is coincidence or on purpose but the drawings are black and white...and the saying "very black and white" means clear or easy to understand. The fact that these drawings are black and white, I think, represent explaining her childhood in black and white (if this even makes sense).
4) This drawings really add clarity for the readers of the story. To actually see (with the pictures) exactly what happened during the years she spent growing up in a time of religion/political turmoil helps the readers to better understand the situation. I know that for me, personally, the pictures helped me to really see what was going on because, at times, the story (had it been created not in cartoon-ish style) would have had me lost, confused, or unsure as to what was happening.