Lesson 9 - pp.248-259

1. Page 1
Persepolis,
lesson 9:
The Return
L.O. Understanding
the influence of
culture when you
come back to ‘your
own’

2. Page 2
Starter:
Satrapi once claimed:‘If people are given the
chance to experience life in more than one
country, they will hate a little less. It's not a
miracle potion, but little by little you can solve
problems in the basement of a country, not on
the surface.’
Do you feel this is true for Marjane
when she returns to her country? Does
she hate a little less?

3. Page 3
Arriving in Iran
• How is repressiveness displayed in this
splash?

4. Page 4
Rewriting the chapter
• Re-read the chapter ‘The Return’ and
choose one of the following ways to
retell what is in the chapter:
A) A page for a history book on Iran.
B) A letter from Marjane to Markus in
which she explains what has been
happening & how life in Iran is since
they broke up.
C) The diary entry Marjane might have
written the night after listening to
her father’s story.

5. Page 5
Discuss in groups:
• How does Satrapi summarise the
history of Iran (of the years she
left) in just a few panels? What
tools does she use? Which panels
/ pages from book 1 can you
compare this to?

6. Page 6
Plenary
• Marjane’s decision
(after hearing the
distressing report) has
quite some impact on
her life.
• Discuss the
consequences of her
decision & the message
we could take from her
words in this panel.