While underlining all the characters from page 1-50 (Moscow), I noticed on page 28, that the army men were for the shah were different than the following panel. The second panel's armies actually look identical to the large man (statue?) underground. The large army in the second panel maintains the same face. Identiy is a large part in the army (any detail could reveal a secret which could be used for and against you) and possibly reflects upon the strict and rigid sense of Iran during the Islamic Revolution.
Another interesting part of that panel is that the man underneath the ground (possibly "Cyrus the Great"[Satrapi, 28]) is awake, yet the drawing of the Shah wants Cyrus to "rest in peace, [because he is] looking after Persia" (Satrapi, 28). Cyrus also looks angry and is staring at the large tombstone above him.
The first panel states that "Cyrus the great, ruled over the ancient world" (Satrapi, 28), which is assumingly under-ground and facing downwards towards the Earth's core. Yet, Cyrus is facing upwards, which is the heavens and is not aimed towards the ancient world.
This panel also refers to Iran as Persia, which is its previous name and the main body of people. It also discusses the child partake on the information. Followed by "I'm hungry!" (Satrapi, 28) by Marjane while her father educates her on the history of Iran and the Shah.
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Geneva
Another interesting part of that panel is that the man underneath the ground (possibly "Cyrus the Great"[Satrapi, 28]) is awake, yet the drawing of the Shah wants Cyrus to "rest in peace, [because he is] looking after Persia" (Satrapi, 28). Cyrus also looks angry and is staring at the large tombstone above him.
The first panel states that "Cyrus the great, ruled over the ancient world" (Satrapi, 28), which is assumingly under-ground and facing downwards towards the Earth's core. Yet, Cyrus is facing upwards, which is the heavens and is not aimed towards the ancient world.
This panel also refers to Iran as Persia, which is its previous name and the main body of people. It also discusses the child partake on the information. Followed by "I'm hungry!" (Satrapi, 28) by Marjane while her father educates her on the history of Iran and the Shah.
More later... <3
Geneva
I also think the panel on page 28 was interesting. I like how the Shah was praying at the grave of Cyrus the Great and promising to "[look] after Persia" while Cyrus lays underneath. According to the face on Cyrus, it seems that he is angry at the Shah, and since he's dead, his spirit can't do anything. I liked this image because it portrayed an interesting idea, that the spirit stays in the ground. We normally see the face of God, or people in the sky looking down at the people below. However, this gives much more of a dark tone.
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