Tracing Persepolis
This was one of the most interesting assignment I have been assigned in any English class. I have always been a fan of reading comics (Japanese manga to be more specific), and this class gave me an opportunity to look into something that I’m very interested in through the scopes of academics. Tracing pages of Persepolis allowed me to reflect on the details of the techniques that author uses to evoke certain emotions out of the reader, to emphasize a certain point of the story, or simply to spice up the reading experience in general. At first, it was hard for me to find the features and techniques that Satrapi has used. But through thorough readings, about 3 to 5 pages before and after the traced pages, I was able to extract the salient features in the page that I chose to trace, figure out the context and the significance it has on the overall plot.