![]() Her mother becomes a leader in the women's rights movement while her father is detained and subjected to torture by the Shah's secret police. Satrapi's family gets more and more involved in the resistance as the revolution picks up steam. They both vehemently reject the Shah's government and stand with the Iranian revolution that is taking off. Her mother is a feminist, and Satrapi's father is a Marxist. Her parents frequently talk to her about these topics because they are both politically engaged. She is a young woman who is deeply committed to social justice and politics. ![]() Satrapi's early years in Iran in the 1970s are depicted in the opening chapter of the book. ![]() The book is split into two sections, each of which has a number of chapters. The narrative recounts Satrapi's memories of her youth in Iran before, during, and after the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Marjane Satrapi is the author and illustrator of the graphic novel Persepolis. ![]()
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