Women s Rights Throughout Marjane Satrapi s Persepolis...

Katie Rombeiro Dr. Haun P.7 Lit 2110 5 December 2016 Women’s Rights Throughout Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis and History: 1979-1995 Before the Iranian Revolution, many women in Iran took possession of many basic opportunities and rights. These rights included the ability to wear less of full coverage clothing, freedom of speech, a much better equality standing with men, having the Family Protection Law, all while making progress in participation of education. In 1925 when Reza Shah Pahlavi came into power, life in Iran took a conservative turn for all of the women and their rights. Over the course of years, the government suspended the Family protection law and released the constraints on adultery, allowing men to divorce their wives for less than a reason, take primary custody of children, and virtually â€Å"put [all] women at the mercy of men in the family† (Women s Movement). Additionally, the strict enforcement upon women dress codes erupted making women become required to cover nearly their whole body in public, which takes play at a young age for Satrapi. However, legally, there is no clear descript ion on what is a ‘proper’ hijab. Many women, as seen in the novel Persepolis, take this as a way to â€Å"make a political statement, a cultural statement, a religious declaration, or a social proclamation without uttering a word† (Cazenavette). With the loss of freedoms, rights and their state of equality with men, the women in Persepolis, including Satrapi, fully represent some ofShow MoreRelatedThe Complete Persepolis By Marjane Satrapi1552 Words   |  7 PagesThroughout The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi the idea of inequality is introduced through several examples. Marjane Satrapi uses the title to comment on inequality in all aspects of Marjane’s life, including gender, religious, economic, and racial status. 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