Geneva Week 1 Category 1: Class Act

In class, there were many points and snippets contributed (even for the first day). Throughout the entire discussion, the conversation tended to veer towards religion many times. Also, discussion into society and history came up a lot as well.
Especially pertaining to our discussion, on page 6.

The idea was initially led by Fion, discussing the importance of panel 3 and Marjane's resemblance to the sun.

The sun symbolized the similar importance between the sun and a prophet. Like the sun, prophets hold a high place in society. Suns play a literal high place in the world and are seen by all and utilized by all on Earth.

Our discussion then led to a conversation about the veil and the use of yin-yang style comparison. This was brought up by Gabe, where the discussion started to debate perspectives. I think this discussion revealed a lot about personal opinion, bias and perception of the art and text used by Marjane Satrapi.

There are so many connections pertaining to 1984. The connections between the Iranian government and Big Brother are immense, as are the results of rebellion by the protagonists.

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