Geneva Week 1 Category 3: Literary Feature Hunt

Throughout the entire novel, Marjane Satrapi writes in the limited omncient perspective and also as a protagonist (because this graphic novel is also an auto-biography of Marjane Satrapi's life)
On page 43, th dragon framing the second to the last panel is an exact demonstration of symbolism. The use of this different panel frame is like a graphic artists version of pointing arrows and signs and smothering them in neon highlighter, at a siginificant part of the book--by drawing an interesting picture that does not fit with the original formality of the book.
This dragon can represent "the devil [that was supposed to] le[ave]" (Satrapi, 43), but instead remained. Only Marjane is able to see the dragon (representing the devil) in the window pane, and both her parents are "blinded" (Mr.McGuigan, February 25) which is why their eyes are closed in the image.
The text and imagery can portray a message that cannot be transfered to the human brain through a classic novel. The story explained by content of the text and form of writing and imagery are explained by the words used and enhanced by the photographs provided. So the images are like Shakespeare's play as if there were stage direction and a clearer image of the play's physical aciton.
It is also interesting to note that the face of the "devil" bares similar features to the former Shah Reza of Iran.

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