The Black Sheep

Dear Marjane Satrapi,

Hello Marjane, your book is the black sheep of the crowd. I've read multiple autobiographies ranging from "The Diary of Anne Frank" to a "Cinderella Story" but none of these can be compared to your fine work. You published your book with animated pictures which drew the readers closer to your book. This allowed the reader to have a self explanatory image of the surroundings which your book took place in. Following with that, Marjane, you connected the characters of your book to me with one of your many wild and blunt adventures that you had experienced with them. Your autobiography, "Persepolis" captivated my attention and kept me, the reader, interested in the reading of your book.

From the very first page to the my last recent chapter that I had read, I can instantly remember nearly all of the situations that had occurred in my reading of "Persepolis". Situations such as your first dangerous protest with Mehri or your last cherished memories with your heroic figured uncle, Anoosh. I used imagery to memorize my readings from your entire book of panels.

It is true that education frees us from ignorance and open our eyes to the world. I remember from the beginning of the book that you had read a numerous amount of books all to yourself in your room. Therefore, you enjoy educating yourself with real events that had occurred in your community. Like yourself, I also enjoy reading books to educate myself of the events that had occurred in my own community during my spare time. I, too, read so I could strip my mind of its ignorance. From this process, I become more knowledgeable of my environment and opened to histories revolutionary events.

Marjane, this explains the reasoning for why your book has been chosen as my school campus' choice for "One Book One Campus." "Persepolis" connects readers with its characters and helpful panels. Unlike other autobiographies, yours provide relevant events that other readers of my school can relate to. Moreover, readers feel completely connected and interested when reading your book, "Persepolis."

Your reader,

Lien Hy