Persepolis Theme Wheel

The Theme Wheel visualizes where the Themes Key

themes of Persepolis occur in the text. The
inner blue ring marks the sections of
Persepolis. The “wedges” extending from
the blue ring divide each section into
subsections from beginning to end. The
closer to the blue ring, the closer to the
start of each section.
1 Religion, Repression, and Modernity
2 Nationalism, Heroism, and Martyrdom
3 Violence, Forgiveness, and Justice
4 Children, War, and Growing Up
5 The Personal vs. the Political
6 Gender

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