ENGL 101W Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Iranian Revolution
11 Apr 2016
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One can forgive but one should never forget (intro. ) Anoosh: our family memory must not be lost even if it"s not easy for you, even if you don"t understand at all. I. e. change in marji"s beliefs (marxism to religion) parallels change in iranian revolution (pg 53) Marji"s internal tension vs. iran"s internal tension. Parallel with war between iran and iraq and marji"s rebellion i. e. pg 71. You are the guardians of the revolution of this house! (pg 113) Pg 102: directly juxtaposes what"s happening in iran with what"s happening in marji"s life: persepolis/persepolis. The city of persians, built in 600- 500 bc, site of empire splendours. Destroyed by alexander the great in 330 bc, looted, burned. Who is persepolis: icon of splendour, war zone, or ruins. Marjane/satrapi torn between yearning for national belonging and a bitter critique of the nation (chiu 99): reconstruction of unofficial history.
