Blanca Contreras
English 57
December 17, 2009
Hello Ms. Satrapri,
I’m writing this letter to let you know, I really enjoyed reading Persepolis. I found
the novel to be really motivating and inspiring. I really liked how you showed and told the
readers the story of your childhood. I also liked how you showed your
independence at such a young, how you believed in standing up for your rights and
protesting against the Islamic religious war. Although at first it was bit hard for me to
relate to your childhood since I didn’t grew up in a third world country, nor I was forced
to wear a veil and was not separated from my friends at school. As you see at first it was
bit hard for me to relate to your story. But as I kept reading and learning about your life
and the different things you had to go through at such a young age, I then realized I did
have a connection with you. I too admire my mother and see her as a role model. Just like
your mom, my mother also encourages me to be a better person. She does this by asking
me to get educated, independent and to always try my best at whatever I do!
I also found another similarity with you, I too was forced to grow up fast. It
wasn’t by choice, it was by life. I lost my father when I was 13 years old. He was my
hero, my friend, and my dad. When I lost him I too was mad at the world. I couldn’t
understand why God had taken him away from me, and I was angry. I had to become
strong and be supportive to my sister. But then I realize everything happens for a reason.
I would like to ask you a couple of questions. What does Persepolis means to you?
What part of writing Persepolis did you enjoyed the best? Also I know you, mention in
Persepolis that you liked reading Dialectic Materialism by Karl Marx, and Descartes by
Rene Descartes. Are these still your favorite authors/philosophers? If not, who is now
your favorite author? If you don’t have any, which books do you now enjoy reading? And
last, do you consider yourself as a role model? If not, you not you should. I think you
should take in consideration, because I find your novel to really motivating and inspiring.
I also think a lot of young girls, would be able to relate to your childhood. Just like I did.
Girls would be able to become motivated to be better persons, to be educated,
independent and to always stand up for what they belief in!