Persepolis Graphic Novel and Movie

November 20, 2008

Jim Schulz

Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel Persepolis was not only a very informative novel, it was what I would also call "History." Reading this graphic novel and watching the movie I would say I found little difference between the two. Yes, there were somethings that were changed between the graphic novel and the movie but nothing that I would say changed the story line to any degree. The movie may have put more emphasis on one area where the book may have put more emphasis on another. Neither one seemed to make me feel one was better than the other. I think the most important thing that one must remember is the point the Marjane Satrapi is bringing up in this graphic novel and that is the fact that life in Iran especially for a woman is less than desirable.