Persepolis, Meaning of Title

While reading Persepolis I continued to wonder why the title was Persepolis. The book has talked about a child growing up during the Islamic Revolution. After looking up what Persepolis was, I realized that it was a city located in what is known now as Iran, but was known as Prussia until the 1900s. Persepolis was the capital during the Prussian Empire. I then carefully re-read the introduction to Persepolis and dwelled on why Satrapi named her book Persepolis rather than something that reflected her life or the Islamic Revolution. Maybe Satrapi wanted to reflect on Iran's past, before major changes and the Revolution. Perhaps she wanted to honor her land by what is known of it's time of wealth and glory, during the Prussian Empire. Before it changed and been accused of evil doings. "I believe that an entire nation should not be judged by the wrongdoings of a few extremist" (Satrapi).

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