Summative assessment

✍️ Argumentative Essay - Written Essay

Prompts for Persepolis

1. The Veil: Protection or Oppression?

“In Persepolis, wearing the veil is a symbol of oppression, not religious identity.” 

“Do you agree or disagree with this idea? Use examples from the graphic novel, including quotes and visuals, to support your argument.”

 2. Is Marji a Rebel or a Victim?

“Marji is not a rebel—she is simply a young girl reacting to a cruel world.”

• Argue for or against this statement.

• Support your view with examples from her behavior, choices, and how she resists or complies.

 3. Identity Between Two Worlds

Marji’s journey in Persepolis shows her struggle to build her identity while caught between different cultures, beliefs, and expectations.

• Support your answer with specific scenes, quotes, and images from the novel.

4. Shaped and Silenced: Oppression Through Education and Appearance

In Persepolis, schools and clothing rules are used to control how people think, act, and express themselves.

• Use evidence from the graphic novel to show how education and appearance are tools of oppression, especially for young people and women.

5. Speaking Out in Oppressive Regimes

In Persepolis, characters who speak out face serious consequences, while silence often offers safety.

• Use specific scenes, quotes, and images from the graphic novel to show how speaking out is portrayed, and what risks or consequences it brings for characters like Marji and her family.

6. Freedom in a Restrictive Society

In Persepolis, many characters find ways to express freedom, even when they are surrounded by strict rules and repression.

• Choose any character who fights for freedom — such as Marji, her family, Uncle Anoosh, the protesters, or others — and use quotes, visuals, and scenes from the graphic novel to show how that character resists control and expresses personal freedom.