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Persepolis is an autobiographical graphic novel about Marjane Satrapi, a woman who grew up in Iran and now lives in France. Told in pictures through the eyes of a child, Persepolis tells the story of Iran's recent history from the perspective of one of its oppressed daughters. Several of Satrapi's anecdotes talk about Iranian regimes' insistence on women wearing headscarves, and later long jackets and trousers. Satrapi's mother is insulted for wearing too short a headscarf; police arrest women for wearing clothing that is not conservative enough for their taste. Women are not allowed to walk with men who are not their fathers, brothers, or husbands, and are persecuted if caught wearing makeup. In private, Iranians dress and act like regular, vivacious people; but in public, they appear as one obedient black mass of headscarves and trousers. Men who make the effort to respect and befriend women seem rare indeed in Satrapi's account of the strict Iranian regimes.
