Jaime Wallace, Post #11

It has been a great experience reading The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. I have only read one other book like this and it was very enjoyable. Reading this graphic novel changed my perspective of Iran greatly. In class we talked about Marji and how she over came war and hardship but the break up with her boyfriend drove her crazy and put her over the edge. I feel like it wasn't just her break up but it was many evens in her life that just built up until this last thing pushed her over the edge for sure. She is away from her family and that was the only person she thought she could trust and went it fell through it changed her life completely. It was also really great trying to connect our lives to the life of the main character in this graphic novel. I chose the one frame on page 35 of Marji's made falling love with the boy next door. I really liked the frame where she is sitting on the ground in her nice dress thinking of him with hearts all around her head. This frame reminded me of my first crush. That is how it related to my life. She looked so excited in the frame and that is the same way I felt with my first crush! Jaime Wallace Post #11