tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452711402584389245.post617899410038655473..comments2023-09-18T06:11:40.551-04:00Comments on blog my life: "Persepolis- the Story of a Childhood" by Marjane SatrapiJanice Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518892582829421885noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452711402584389245.post-40091229263140161582009-03-16T19:39:00.000-04:002009-03-16T19:39:00.000-04:00no, i doubt that Statrapi's book changed my aversi...no, i doubt that Statrapi's book changed my aversion to conflict and war. but it changed my understanding and willingness to learn more about this particular person and her history. and yes, i think it was because i saw her as an individual whose story i could hear. one person-one story. that, i'm always up for... no matter the conflict.Janice Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00518892582829421885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452711402584389245.post-14057140054411127002009-03-15T14:33:00.000-04:002009-03-15T14:33:00.000-04:00Janice, I love the honesty in your writing. I real...Janice, I love the honesty in your writing. I really admire the fact that you've admitted to turning away from conflict and war on the news. Has reading Persepolis changed that aversion in you? Why do you think she reached you so deeply, is it simply because you began to see her an individual rather than a nameless victim?<BR/><BR/>Even though we were meant to simply respond to the book, I think you've tapped into something that would be an interesting essay about your own feelings of war and suffering (particularly given your profession and life-changing experiences!)Amy Holwerdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856350842521318963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452711402584389245.post-55980348566957911302009-03-12T12:42:00.000-04:002009-03-12T12:42:00.000-04:00I agree Janice...Satrapi's book is an in depth acc...I agree Janice...Satrapi's book is an in depth account that allows us who only saw the islamic revolution on the news or read about the facts in a book, to really get an indepth look at the human experience through it all. And that through constant bombs of bad news and darkness, people are able to create a way to survive. It is an emotional, sarcastic, and dark, but sprinkled with humorous and beautiful family moments that give us some hope--maybe those were the only moments that the Satrapis and many others had to create in order to mentally, psychologically, and emotionally survive with their sanity.Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09258257632669290598noreply@blogger.com