HUMAN 1C Chapter Notes: Persepolis
Persepolis
● Shah Reza wanted to overthrow Qadjar empire and modernize and republicize
Iran
○ US comes in and ruins it, turns into dictator
● Mohammad Shah comes in and is worse
○ Worse than his father
● Grandfather jailed by Reza for being a communist
● Why is this in French?
● Prisoners were tortured
● Shah had secret police
○ Targeted communists
● After the Shah left, country was happy
● Azerbaijan aimed to liberate Iran
○ Shah’s army was after these people
● Uncle went to Russia and became a communist, got arrested upon return
● Iran becomes dangerous, people flee
○ Uncle gets arrested again
● One year after revolution, iraq attacked iran
● Eliminate opponents to shah’s regime
● New government adopted even more repressive laws
● 1982 “the veil stands for freedom”
● Girl gets yelled at for Western stuff like her jacket and nikes and michael jackson
Document Summary
Shah reza wanted to overthrow qadjar empire and modernize and republicize. Us comes in and ruins it, turns into dictator. Mohammad shah comes in and is worse. Grandfather jailed by reza for being a communist. After the shah left, country was happy. Uncle went to russia and became a communist, got arrested upon return. One year after revolution, iraq attacked iran. New government adopted even more repressive laws. Girl gets yelled at for western stuff like her jacket and nikes and michael jackson. Comic turns to color when shes no longer in iran. Marji lies about being french bc people judge her for being iranian. When she tries to come home they check for forbidden goods and make her fix her vail. Comic turns to color when she returns home. Prisoners could give up ideas or be executed. 1990s war was behind ppl, didnt discuss politics anymore. She gets in trouble for holding hand with a boy.
