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Persepolis, Lesson 7:
A home a way from
home?
L.O. Understanding the gap that is developing

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How does this panel represent the mood
during the visit of Marjane’s mum?
Although Marjane
and her mum are
having a
conversation in
this panel (and in
many others),
many things are
left unsaid:
which, why &
what is the
effect?

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Task: hunt for evidence
Find examples of Marjane and her
mother being close & examples of how
they are distant at the same time.
Try to look at both the verbal signs as
well as at what the drawings tell you

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Changes in setting
• After her mum leaves, Marjane moves
house again.
• All these small changes in setting seem to
coincide with changes in Marjane’s
personality.
• For each of the following moves / new
places, write down what development we
can see in Marjane:
– From Zozo to the nuns’ boarding house
– From the nuns to Julie’s
– From Julie’s to the Wohngemeinshaft
– From the Wohngemeinshaft to Frau
Doctor Heller’s

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Marjane’s first love(s)
• The chapters ‘Hide and Seek’ & ‘the Croissant’
describe Marjane’s first love affairs and broken
hearts. All of it is combined with the troubles
of life in foreign (increasingly racist) country
and culture clashes.
• To show your understanding of the content of
these chapters, write 3 or 4 ‘letters to an
agony aunt’ from Marjane’s perspective. For
inspiration you could read some love troubles
on: http://www.dearcupid.org/ or you can get a
face to write to on:
http://www.instantagonyaunt.com/
• Add a rationale to these letters in which you
explain your choices of content and language
for your letters in light of how you see Marjane
in this part of the novel.
• START NOW, HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY!

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Rounding off
• Looking at the chapters we
discussed once more, can you tell
me…
• …whether Marjane feels at home in
Austria?
• …whether Marjane will feel at home
in Iran now?
• …where you feel Marjane belongs in
the world?