The Cat
If you read the book without getting into details, you'll see the cat as an id. The id is like the rebel or little devil inside of you. He's rebellious because he goes against what he's told to do. He believes in having fun and that if you have fun, thats all there is to it. After reading the book and actually paying attention to the pictures and the details, I see the cat as a superego. The superego dictates whats right and whats wrong. Being an id, he goes into a house and plays games only to trash the place. He does what he thinks is fun and wants others to follow him so that they'll have fun also. He starts off by going into a strangers house and starts playing his games. He plans out the whole day with games that he think are fun. He brings in Thing 1 & Thing 2 (I know, sounds dirty right? haha.) to play along with oinly to have them totally mess up the house. He doesn't stop even when the Fish constantly tells him to go away. But when I say that he's also a superego, its because he cares for the kids. The narrator and Sally were bored and the Cat was trying to lighten up the mood by playing games with them. He's also responsible by cleaning up the mess at the end of the story. He shows both the id and the superego in him at the same time so I realized that if you don't pay attention to the details, you wouldn't understand.
*Erin, I'll miss you :( You were a cool student teacher :D You'll do good in life.
(Don't forget to invite me to your wedding ;) )
June 9, 2009
May 26, 2009
Persepolis 2
8.) Marji and every other women in the book didn't like the idea of wearing a veil. She wasn't happy with the thought of covering her hair. To wear a veil is to "protect women from all the potential rapists...wearing the veil is obligatory... women's hair emanate's rays that excite men." (pg. 74) Religion but mostly the government seems to be in the way of people's freedom. The citizens are a bit rebellious though. They have parties with alcohol, Marji's mother refuses to wear her veil and so on. All the citizens tried to have a normal party by celebrating a new born baby but as soon as they heard the sirens, the mother left the newborn baby in Marji's arms.
9.) Marji wore her latest model of Nikes and her denim jacket with the Michael Jackson button. If I had grown up in this kind of environment, I don't think I would've had the courage to do what Marji does. I'd probably be a scaredy cat and wear my veil everyday and obey as the government orders. I wouldn't want to risk my chances of being caught adn put into jail. Maybe I'd do somethng bad here and there, but not likely. As a teen, I've done a lot of things that I regret doing. I say that I'll learn from my mistakes but I seem to make the same mistake twice. There's just something about doing something bad. You know that it's wrong but there's that tingling sensation of satisfaction that you want to feel. Maybe I just like that adrenaline rush? Satrapi is a normal kid because I mean c'mon, who hasn't tried smoking once? Who hasn't gone against what their parents want? She's just a rebellious as teens these days.
11.) Marji's family is full of love. Although their life seems to be getting harder and harder to live due to the war, they still stick together through it all. Marji's parents bring back posters, Nikes, and a denim jacket for Marji when they came back from their trip although all those things are forbidden. They want Marji to be happy and they're both trying to be strong for her. They don't push Marji into doing what she doesn't want. When the teacher called her parents in because Marji said that she wanted to become a prophet, her parents weren't worry at all. (pg. 8) They were fine with their daughter's choice of becoming a prophet. I feel like both parents got their strength from the war. The war changed how they want their daughter to live. They don't want their daughter to be suffering a life like theirs in a country whose at war and so they let their daughter experience new things.
9.) Marji wore her latest model of Nikes and her denim jacket with the Michael Jackson button. If I had grown up in this kind of environment, I don't think I would've had the courage to do what Marji does. I'd probably be a scaredy cat and wear my veil everyday and obey as the government orders. I wouldn't want to risk my chances of being caught adn put into jail. Maybe I'd do somethng bad here and there, but not likely. As a teen, I've done a lot of things that I regret doing. I say that I'll learn from my mistakes but I seem to make the same mistake twice. There's just something about doing something bad. You know that it's wrong but there's that tingling sensation of satisfaction that you want to feel. Maybe I just like that adrenaline rush? Satrapi is a normal kid because I mean c'mon, who hasn't tried smoking once? Who hasn't gone against what their parents want? She's just a rebellious as teens these days.
11.) Marji's family is full of love. Although their life seems to be getting harder and harder to live due to the war, they still stick together through it all. Marji's parents bring back posters, Nikes, and a denim jacket for Marji when they came back from their trip although all those things are forbidden. They want Marji to be happy and they're both trying to be strong for her. They don't push Marji into doing what she doesn't want. When the teacher called her parents in because Marji said that she wanted to become a prophet, her parents weren't worry at all. (pg. 8) They were fine with their daughter's choice of becoming a prophet. I feel like both parents got their strength from the war. The war changed how they want their daughter to live. They don't want their daughter to be suffering a life like theirs in a country whose at war and so they let their daughter experience new things.
The First Persepolis
2.) Written as a memoir, is Persepolis more powerful than if Satrapi had fictionalized the story? Why or why not? Compare this book to other memoirs you have read. What are the benefits and drawbacks of memoirs?
- I think it's stronger as a memoir. This way, the author can really explain in detail about the experiences that he/she went trough rather than trying to imagine how it'd be like and write about that. He/she won't need to make up something just so that their story makes sense. Persepolis as a memoir has a voice of its own. The readers can relate to it in a way. Like going against the laws sometimes just because of that great adrenaline rush kinda feeling(: The benefits of memoirs are that you can relate to them. If a reader is able to relate to the book, it's more likely that the reader will actually finish reading the book. I've read a lot of memoirs and some are just down right depressing but this one is different. Satrapi does a good job at looking on the bright side of life during the Islamic Revolution. Although she explains and shows a lot of horrible things happening, she also lets us have a feel of hope and see how charming a child she is.
4.) How is Persepolis organized and structured?
- Persepolis is organized from left to right and top to bottom. It's like a comic book but easier to read. It's just like reading a novel but with pictures. That's right, PICTURES (: Whew.Thank goodness for pictures! The drawings are easily understood. You can look at the picture and get an idea of what's happening. All the drawings are black and white which, to me, shows that it's a time of sadness but the drawings don't let that take control of the mood of the story. The drawings help the text out a lot because most people are visual learners. Being able to read and see what's happening makes it a whole lot easier to understand what the story is about. The pictures and text both help out one another. Without the text, the pictures will be a bit confusing because it probably take you awhile to understand the story and without the pictures, the text will be hard to understand.
5.) Describe the writer's voice. Is it appealing? Which aspects of Marji's character do you identify with or like the most, the least? Did your reaction to the little girl affect your reading experience?
- The writer's voice is strong and very appealing. Reading about a bright and funny little girl made reading this graphic novel so much fun. Marji is full of wonder and dreams a lot. She seems to understand a lot things. Her personality as a teen is so common to teens now. We want to skip school to be considered "cool". Her character has a great sense of humor. She's always day dreaming and you never know what she's going to do next. She believes in herself. She's always confident in what she does and says but that'll only get her in trouble. She skips schools and lies to her mom only to get in trouble.
- I think it's stronger as a memoir. This way, the author can really explain in detail about the experiences that he/she went trough rather than trying to imagine how it'd be like and write about that. He/she won't need to make up something just so that their story makes sense. Persepolis as a memoir has a voice of its own. The readers can relate to it in a way. Like going against the laws sometimes just because of that great adrenaline rush kinda feeling(: The benefits of memoirs are that you can relate to them. If a reader is able to relate to the book, it's more likely that the reader will actually finish reading the book. I've read a lot of memoirs and some are just down right depressing but this one is different. Satrapi does a good job at looking on the bright side of life during the Islamic Revolution. Although she explains and shows a lot of horrible things happening, she also lets us have a feel of hope and see how charming a child she is.
4.) How is Persepolis organized and structured?
- Persepolis is organized from left to right and top to bottom. It's like a comic book but easier to read. It's just like reading a novel but with pictures. That's right, PICTURES (: Whew.Thank goodness for pictures! The drawings are easily understood. You can look at the picture and get an idea of what's happening. All the drawings are black and white which, to me, shows that it's a time of sadness but the drawings don't let that take control of the mood of the story. The drawings help the text out a lot because most people are visual learners. Being able to read and see what's happening makes it a whole lot easier to understand what the story is about. The pictures and text both help out one another. Without the text, the pictures will be a bit confusing because it probably take you awhile to understand the story and without the pictures, the text will be hard to understand.
5.) Describe the writer's voice. Is it appealing? Which aspects of Marji's character do you identify with or like the most, the least? Did your reaction to the little girl affect your reading experience?
- The writer's voice is strong and very appealing. Reading about a bright and funny little girl made reading this graphic novel so much fun. Marji is full of wonder and dreams a lot. She seems to understand a lot things. Her personality as a teen is so common to teens now. We want to skip school to be considered "cool". Her character has a great sense of humor. She's always day dreaming and you never know what she's going to do next. She believes in herself. She's always confident in what she does and says but that'll only get her in trouble. She skips schools and lies to her mom only to get in trouble.
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