Lit Analysis I | Persepolis Name:_______________________________ Period:_______

Persepolis Panel Analysis

For each section from our reading, choose one panel that depicts an important scene or moment. Examine each panel in order to determine its significance
to the story - plot, character development, or theme.

As you are choosing a panel, think about:

● How is this panel important to the story?
● How does this reveal something about the main character?
● What does this panel convey about freedom or oppression?

Chapter Title: _____ Page #: _____ Panel #: ____

Looking at the entire page:
1. What is the visual hierarchy?
What do you notice first? Second?
Third?
2. How would you summarize the
page?
Looking at your panel:
1. What is the visual hierarchy?
What do you notice first? Second?
Third?
2. How would you summarize your
specific panel?
Looking at your panel:
1. Which of the following does you
panel include: captions, thought
bubbles, speech bubbles, etc.?
2. What does the text reveal about the
character(s) in the panel?
3. What is the tone conveyed?
Looking at your panel:
1. Describe the image(s). Is there
emanata with the character? In what
ways do the character(s) relate with each
other? Consider their facial expressions,
body postures, hand gestures, etc.

1st: the baby/ second: first panel with
veil/ third Marji
2nd Marji’s religion and coming up with
her own rules as a prophet
1st: Tools, gears, background right side. 1. Captions
2nd What’s inside of Marji’s heart vs 2. Marji is confused about vail at
outside/ represents Marji’s two side the crossroads with herself
battle between her true self and her 3. Unsure/ confused/ scared
family
1. Marji’s face looks blank
2. Images show her brain/ thinking
3. Bright as if she’s happy
4. Tools cogs gears on left side plants
formal veil traditional more
feminine on right side

Analyze the significance of this panel to the chapter. Why is it important? Why does the author (Satrapi) include this? Why does she make those particular choices noted
above? A complete answer is 3-5 sentences in length.
I believe the importance of the panels in this chapter is to make you feel the emotions that Marjanes father is feeling. Also the panel shows the danger he is in by taking these
photos and how he could be punished if he is caught. Finally I feel like this important because we also get to know how Marjanes feels every time her dad goes out to take
pictures. The waiting inside the house for her father to come home, but there being no guarantee that he will.