The two works I have studied are "Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi and "De Niro's Game" by Rawi Hage. Both of these novels have been written by authors who have been through war. Marjane in Persepolis was brought of throughout the war, and Bassam in De Niro's game had been introduced to war at n older age. They describe their experiences through the war their thoughts and allow us as readers to see their character develop and change throughout the novel. They brought their experience through to the reader by using many writing strategies, but a main approach that was taken to present abstract ideas was the use of symbolism. Both works had this in common; the writers had included strong symbolism in order to support the main themes of the books.
In Persepolis, the veil is used to show different symbols throughout the novel, the main two is rebelliousness and repression. By the law being forced upon the people, Marjane being included it becomes a representation of the obedience to the law of Islam. Were people had no choice but to follow the law, that way the veil straight away turned into an object that people used to express their opinion, their defiance. An example of this is at the beginning when people were either with or against the veil, they showed their opposition to the religion by letting out a few strands of their hair. This has also got to do with the people in the Iranian society not know why they were wearing them. They took the risk and through out the novel we see that the veil is used as a medium to rebel and without it Marjane would not have been able to rebel. This is because Marjane would not be able to leave the house without the veil without being caught straight away as it is the first thing that would be noticed and she would be taken away immediately.
De Niro's monster is more humanistic and less unidentifiable than Karloff's. ... De Niro's stature also varies greatly from Karloff's. The De Niro monster is a smaller monster; his movements are smoother and more man-like. ... In contrast, De Niro's monster is one who is out for revenge. ... De Niro's monster had the benefit of literacy. ...
The novel is called Persepolis, written and illustrated by Marjane Satrapi. ... Persepolis is about the author's life in Iran before and during their revolution. ... The title is actually a reference to the capital of the Persian Empire, Persepolis, in 560 BCE (Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, gradesaver.com). ... One theme of Persepolis that separates it from most of the novels we read, and one that I really appreciated, was women and femininity. ... There is a lot to be learned from graphic novels, specifically Persepolis, the one I chose to read. ...
The scene opens with a CU of de Niro calmly walking into the building. ... The camera movement continues to track both de Niro and Val reminding the audience of the CCTV effect. ... When de Niro reaches the main office the camera swings around to reveal a big open space. ... This is followed by a CU of de Niro putting on his balaclava followed by Tom. ... Once de Niro starts shouting orders the camera zooms in to a CU of both the officer and de Niro's heads, however the officers head is facing away from the camera once again showing is vulnerability. ...
Marji, the protagonist in Persepolis experiences religious intolerance and oppression, and as with Scout, encounters examples of gender and social inequality. ... " Satrapi also uses a childlike form of illustration throughout Persepolis to convey Marji's innocence. ... Through the use of textual and graphical irony in both To Kill a Mockingbird and Persepolis, Lee and Satrapi explore the clashing values of their protagonists and the intolerant public societies they are depicting. ... Similar techniques are used by Satrapi in Persepolis to highlight the intolerance and oppression of ...
Marji, the protagonist in Persepolis experiences religious intolerance and oppression, and as with Scout, encounters examples of gender and social inequality. ... " Satrapi also uses a childlike form of illustration throughout Persepolis to convey Marji's innocence. ... Through the use of textual and graphical irony in both To Kill a Mockingbird and Persepolis, Lee and Satrapi explore the clashing values of their protagonists and the intolerant public societies they are depicting. ... Similar techniques are used by Satrapi in Persepolis to highlight the intolerance and oppression of ...
Situated on a desert plane, now found in modern Iran, the ruins of Persepolis still have much to tell us about this capital, which was once seen as the symbol of Persia's might. Persepolis was founded as the new capital of Persia, after being built by Darius I in 515BC. ... All these things show that Persepolis was a wealthy, well maintained capital city that was imperative to the running of the Persian Empire. ... It was thought that she incited Alexander to burn Persepolis in revenge for the Persians destruction of the Acropolis... Plutarch writes that Alexander needed 20,000 mules ...
Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Aidan Quinn, Ian Holm, and John Cleese. 1944. ... He creates a monster (Robert De Niro) who he plans to kill. ... I thought that Robert De Niro did an excellent job of capturing the monster's feelings of rejection, hate, and sorrow throughout the movie. ...
How would you feel if you were an outsider? Being an outsider can be very difficult at times, especially if you are an outsider in your own society. In the book Persepolis, Marjane demonstrates the theme of being an outsider in many ways. She is different from many of her peers, who may not agree wi...
In the film Raging Bull, the character of Jake La Motta as played by Robert De Niro is the central character around which the film revolves. A characteristic of Scorsese films is that they are made self-consciously, and many of them are about self-consciousness. Scorsese's films often concern small ...
