Do
you always have somebody that in your mind to teach you and to talk with you?
Marjane does, and that person is God. God seems like a person that’s all white,
just looks like an angel. In fact that’s an old angel. In the book Persepolis
written by Marjane Satrapi, Marjane, the girl has grown up in Iran, experienced
many events, such as revolution, demonstrations and death. She became more
mature when time passes and when she understands more. She is always encourages
by God when she is young. God is really important to Marjane’s childhood life:
he acts as a brother, a grandfather and a friend; he supports her dream; and he
comforts her when she has been sad.
God
has acted as many characters in Marjane’s life. She has no siblings, no close
friends and no grandfather. Actually, God is just in her imagination, and she
makes him to be her close friend, her brother and her grandfather. Marjane
says, “The only place I felt safe was in the arms of my friend” (Satrapi 8)
when God hugs her. God is so kind that he always follows Marjane and always
stays with her just like someone’s grandpa. For example, when Marjane doesn’t
want to be a prophet any more, the God doesn’t blame her and change to say
something else. He says, “Tomorrow the weather is going to be nice.” (Satrapi
13) which makes people laugh. By acting a brother, he just stays with her and
keeps asking questions to her just sometimes like a brother who wants to
understand his sister. For example, when Marjane wants to try how it feels to
be a cell filled in water, he just asks, “what are you doing?” (Satrapi 25)
even though he doesn’t get the answer. Also, if Marjane has some secrets, she
always wants to tell God, but not her parents nor her friends. So, God is so
important to fill the places of some blank characters in Marjane’s soul.
Also,
God always supports her dream and always encourage her. When Marjane is only 6
years old, she believes she’s the last prophet of the world, and God believes
her, too. He gives Marjane his warm embrace and says, “yes you are, celestial
light, you are my choice, my last and my best choice”. As one of the most
important people in Marjane’s life, the support of God is really essential for
Marjane’s dream. She has told her schoolteachers that she wants to be a
prophet, but the teacher asks her parents to go to see her. Then, the parents
seem like they don’t care about it, so Marjane could only tell them that she
want to be a doctor instead of a prophet. Besides that, no one really believes
her and support her. However when she tells God she wants to be a prophet,
she’s been supported. Because of his support, Marjane found she’s been loved by
God and he’s becoming more important in her life.
After
that, God is the person to soothe Marjane’s mind when she feels sad or meets
something sad. He is always staying with Marjane and always comforting her when
she feels bad. For example, when Marjane feels sad because neither her mother
nor father is a hero, God gives her his hug and calming her. Even the last time
that God get into Marjane’s world, he says, “Marji, what seems to be the
problem?” (Satrapi 70) Marjane asks him to leave because he does nothing and
he’s not helpful when Uncle Anoosh dies. She was so angry that she and her best
friend, her grandfather, her brother couldn’t help her. However, he still feels
really sorry because he cannot make her better and he can do nothing. For God,
he tried really hard to help Marjane whenever he appears in the story. He’s
just like a grandfather that wants his little girl to feel good.
Admittedly, by acting as important roles in
Marjane’s life, supporting her dream, and soothe her mind, the God is so
important in the whole story even though he only has a few scenes to appear.
Nobody can forget this kind and caring God by reading the book. So, why Marjane
asks God to leave her life? I wish Marjane would forgive God and herself later.
citation:
Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis:.
New York: Pantheon, 2003. Print.
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