The pages following this one are each targeted to a specific topic discussing identity and women in two vastly different cultures in Daniel Clowes' Ghost World and Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis.
You will see through selected panels from each work the identity changes of Clowes' protagonist, Enid, and Satrapi's protagonist, herself. We will also be delving into a comparison on identity in a Middle Eastern culture (Iran) and identity in a Western culture (America).
I believe that if these works were not in comic book form, the alterations in identity for both characters would not be as pronounced. The words tell us one story while the images are portraying another.
In the images below, we see Clowes' Enid on the left and Satrapi's self, also known as Marji, on the right.
(Clowes 109)
(Satrapi 274)
I am not comparing the styles of the two works but it is relevant to note that both Clowes and Satrapi wrote and illustrated their respective works.
Within each page, I will ask a set of questions that I will be answering myself but also encourage anyone who feels compelled to answer them! If you have an agreement, argument, or other viewpoint I would be more than happy to hear it.
*Disclaimer: All pictures are from either Ghost World by Daniel Clowes or Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.
You will see through selected panels from each work the identity changes of Clowes' protagonist, Enid, and Satrapi's protagonist, herself. We will also be delving into a comparison on identity in a Middle Eastern culture (Iran) and identity in a Western culture (America).
I believe that if these works were not in comic book form, the alterations in identity for both characters would not be as pronounced. The words tell us one story while the images are portraying another.
In the images below, we see Clowes' Enid on the left and Satrapi's self, also known as Marji, on the right.
(Clowes 109)
(Satrapi 274)
I am not comparing the styles of the two works but it is relevant to note that both Clowes and Satrapi wrote and illustrated their respective works.
Within each page, I will ask a set of questions that I will be answering myself but also encourage anyone who feels compelled to answer them! If you have an agreement, argument, or other viewpoint I would be more than happy to hear it.
*Disclaimer: All pictures are from either Ghost World by Daniel Clowes or Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.
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