LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Persepolis, The Stranger, or The Visit
|
|
|
Hamlet, The Great Gatsby, or Like Water for Chocolate
|
|
|
Teaching a Stone to Talk or Their Eyes Were Watching God
|
|
|
Any of the texts studied in the two years of IB English Literature
|
Detailed explanation-1: -About Persepolis In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the coming-of-age story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lesson Summary Throughout Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novel, Persepolis, education is an important theme. The main messages are that education is essential for a person to have true freedom, but also that institutionalized education cannot always be trusted.
Detailed explanation-3: -Marjane Timeline and Summary Young Marjane learns that her grandfather was a prince who was imprisoned and tortured. Her Uncle Anoosh is freed during one regime change, only to be recaptured and executed later. Iraq invades Iran, and bombs them regularly. Marjane’s neighbor’s building is destroyed.
Detailed explanation-4: -The text is set between the years 1976 and 1994, detailing eighteen years of the author’s life, and encompassing Iranian history from the past two millennia. It is set in the years surrounding 1979 Iranian Revolution, which Marjane Satrapi herself states “was normal, and it had to happen.