Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Marji as a prophet

In page 7 of the Persepolis, Satrapi talks about how she wanted to be a prophet when she was little because she was born with religion and she wanted to change a few things she's noticed around her. She wanted to be a prophet because she saw that her maid didn't eat with them, she saw that her dad drove a nice car and also that her grandmother was in pain all the time. It's interesting that Marji, as a little child, notices these things that makes her feel unfair and uneasy. She also believes that being a prophet would change these things. Though that's what Marji says she believes, she also says that, in page 7, she is going to make changes by simply forbiddening them. She says she wants to be a prophet but yet the way she describes how she is going to rule seems more like a king, or ruler. It's interesting to see her view on prophets. To Marji, prophets are rulers, ones that set rules and people follow their commands. To me, prophets are outcasts, no one listens to them and they have no power.

1 comment:

  1. Very stark contrast in your comparison of your opinion of prohpets vs. Marji's.
    I think that someone has to be hear, by definition, to be called a prophet.
    Of course, I'm not sure that they really exist, but that's how I interpret the public's view.

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