How Does Marji's Identity Change in Persepolis?

Unquestionably, Satrapi's identity is largely shaped by her gender in Iran. Following the Iranian revolution, all women were forced to cover their hair. The repressed Iran that Marji, as a child did not understand became toxic for her when she returned as a young woman.

How does Marjane change throughout Persepolis?

Marjane grows and grows from being a young tenager to a more mature and thoughtful teen. She later learned about forgiveness vs. justice from an experience with a friend that had a father who was in the Savak, an army that worked for the Shah. “It is not for you to do justice.

What is Marji's identity in Persepolis?

In Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis, the protagonist, Marji, spends much of the story trying to establish her own personal identity (who she sees herself to be). She does this by questioning various traditions of national identity (the sense of belonging to one's nation) in Iran before and after the 1980 revolution.