Reading Respose #4

Dear Marjane Satrapi,
My name is Christopher Perez I am currently a freshman student at California State University of Los Angeles. I have been reading Persepolis for the past couple of weeks in my English class. I honestly don’t like reading books, but Persepolis is better than any other book I have ever read. The fact that it is a comic book it tends to help readers like myself receive a better visualize of what is happening throughout the book. The previous books that I have read cannot be compared to Persepolis because the reader has to imagine what is happening throughout the book.
The differences between your childhood and mine were completely different. At age 10 you had so much knowledge and speak you mind like if you knew from right from wrong. In my case at age 10 I was just coloring, and playing tag. In Persepolis social class is a major deal in the community. For example: Mehri is part of a lower social class and therefore does not have the same rights as higher or middle social class. Mehri is not treated fairly since she is not allowed to eat dinner with your family. You as a human you don’t see Mehri indifferent to you. Social has also been in my country higher social classes assume that all Hispanics have little education. A similarity I noticed between Persepolis and I are that people tend to move to another country for a better future like your friend in Persepolis. The way other people get treated in other countries are unfair that’s why they tend to move. For example: my grandparents decided to come to the United States from Mexico to have a better life for their children. That way they could get a better job, health care, and education.
There are several questions I would like to ask. What inspired you to write a book about your childhood? Has growing up through the Islamic revolution changed who you are as an individual? Do you feel you accomplished you goal of having everyone being treated equally? Over this entire book made me realize how other people may have a harder childhood growing up.

Sincerly,
Christopher Perez