Book Club Blog #1

In the book, The Complete Persepolis, we are introduced to the main protagonist, Marjane Satrapi. She's Iranian but she's born in the time in which there is a turmoil going on in Iran due to politics and religion. Her parents attend political protests, as so did her uncle and grandparents. This is why the only thing she is passionate about is being a social activist. She moved to the United States after her parents feel that Iran is not safe for her, and sees that life isn different without having her parents around to support. She's depressed and would later become homeless. She would then feel sick and start coughing blood, which is when she decided to head back to Iran. Back home she continues to be a social activist and do do social activist things in order to find her identity.

I feel like throughout this book, we will see Marjane Satrapi a lot of different things that she probably shouldn't be doing in order to find her true identity. I felt like her time in the U.S. made her question a lot about herself and family. Although Iran is having a revolution going on, she feels like it's the perfect opportunity to do things she never thought she would do back in the U.S.