![]() ![]() 370-430 people died in the theater, with only 320 escaping. Four men locked the doors of the lobby, and set the cinema, filled with 700 people, on fire. According to Roblin, “The film reflected the economic despair of many Iranians, and its depictions of police violence had barely escaped government censors.” (Roblin). ![]() The Rex Cinema, in Abadan, was playing a movie titled “Gavaznha”. It was 1978, the country of Iran was divided and tensions were high. ![]() I think that this will help to give a better idea of the confusion and fear that Satrapi and her family were experiencing. ![]() One of these events that struck me was the Rex Cinema fire, so I will be exploring exactly what happened on that awful day, who was responsible, and how it impacted the growing tension in Iran during this context presentation. Much of the novel is told from the view point of Satrapi, meaning many of the events, especially early in the revolution, are presented through the eyes of an innocent child who doesn’t quite understand what’s happening. She explores the unrest preceding the revolution, events during the revolution, and the state of the country after the revolution. Marjane Satrapi wrote Persepolis as a graphic novel describing her experience growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. ![]()
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