Tuesday, August 24, 2010
08/24/10 Change
Since most of us are done with our novel or towards the end, has your novel affected you drastically in any way? If so give examples. Did the novel effect you as a whole or make you have a different outlook on things in life? Why? Help us connect with your emotional feelings in terms of how the book changed you, if at all.
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I think that the novel has changed the way I live towards life.Marjane in Persepolis really stands up for what she believes in and fights for her rights. Because of this, I have a better understanding of how to fight for what I believe in and how to stand up for myself in a better manner then what I used to do. Arguments used to be how I would stand up for myself and how I would fight for what I believed in. Now I have a better understanding of what to do and how to talk things over as opposed to just starting arguments.
ReplyDeleteFrom the beginning of True Notebooks, I knew that I was going to enjoy the book. It was easy to fallow along because of the style it was in. I learned to have a different outlook on life. I used to take so many little things for granted that the inmates do not, such as: clouds in the sky, the love of family and friends and freedom. I have had the freedom to live my adolescent life the way I wanted to. The boys will never be able to experience the normal high school life. They are robbed of having a relationship, going to prom, and even graduating high school. This book has stop to make cherish what I am blessed with.
ReplyDeleteI would say Persepolis didn’t change me necessarily, more on the lines of altered my perception of the world I live in. the book opened my eyes to see that a lot of things Americans take for granted are the same freedoms people around the world are stripped of. I’ve gotten a better sense of how it feels to be inside a country that is divided inside out. Not only has the political aspect made an impact on me but also the feeling of being an outside like Marjane. I have definitely been through that experience a couple of times in my childhood. When people make you feel so different that you might as well had been from outer space. The book has also taught me to love those that surround me if it be friends or family, because you never know what might happen. Persepolis deals with so many deep emotional and political issues that we all have had some type of knowledge in whether it is thru experience or word of mouth. I can honestly say this book has made me more open minded about other countries and their situations regardless if socially you are looked down upon. When I say looked down upon I am referring to people you care about thinking your strange or what not because you want to support a certain issue. Kind of like the heat gay rights activists get from not only friends but in some cases family members to.
ReplyDeleteTrue Notebook it has really affected me drastically because the inmates show that they can really read and write and Mark helps them even more so they can do more of that. I read about them doing very well in their writings and it’s a motivation that I can do that also, I can write a page about my life every day, and I can write a five page paper about what I really love and care about. The inmates and I are related because some of them didn’t believe in themselves in the start and only wrote a small potation. I didn’t think I could write about anything or write at all, but I really just started typing away and going on and on about countless things in my writings. I’m happy that I believed in myself in writing just like how the inmates did. I look at it as I’m one of the inmates and Kelly and Meg are my Mark. They have really helped me a lot in my writings and I’m really happy I can write more than what I think I can write.
ReplyDeleteYes, the book True Notebooks that I read has had so many messages that really meant a lot to me. There were a series of storytelling from the inmates on how they wished they would have made different desions and how split decision making led them to juvenile halls. The reason why it meant so much to me is because growing up my mother would tell me similar things that the inmates would express if they’d listen to their parents in the first place things would have of course be different. From reading the novel it gives me a motivational feeling to really go after what I want. It’s a great felling when you’re doing the right thing with your life and also understanding the concept of how easy it is to get yourself caught up in a world of trouble just because you were trying to have some fun or fit in its not worth it I’d rather not. That’s what meant a lot to me, I encourage anyone to read this book it’s a great book!
ReplyDeleteThe story of Persepolis did in fact have an effect on me. It wasn't life changing but it was very influential to me as a member of a muslim family. The story of Persepolis gave me a more in depth detailed account of what has gone on in Iran and continues to strenghten my opinion on not only islam but organized religion as a whole. I continually see religion as a means for uneducated men to justify mass control, war, rape and murder with "The Will of God" striking fear into people. This book has given me more conviction in my view of organized religion. If man cannot leave religion then man will never know peace. That is what Persepolis has brought out of me.
ReplyDeleteI am getting closer to the end of my book and since reading this book, I would like to build more patience for myself. While reading this book I was so amazed how the adults in the juvenile hall had so much patience with the students, it was like a normal school, or some adults felt like some students were there child. Overall I would like to be more caring. This book has affected me as a whole, because I think that I own up to build my patience every day, it is not easy doing this because I was use to not waiting as much or not getting so angry at thing that wasn’t going the pace I was. This book has totally helped me change.
ReplyDeleteIn True Notebooks I have learned that I have to live life to the fullest and do what is correct to do. I have learned that the inmates go through a lot of emotions personally, mentally, and physically. The book have made me look at life as that you shouldn’t take things for granted and you should evaluate the little things in life.
ReplyDeleteAs I come to the end of my novel, there have absolutely been times I went back and looked at something because I was so astonished with what these inmates have gone through. How anyone could abandon their child, not provide for them, beat them or make them feel like they have no one and no support? I thankfully have been blessed with the most beautiful parents and brothers in the world, with a supportive family having my back. There is not a single thing on this plant that my parents wouldn’t do for me. Constantly, my mom is bending over backwards to keep me and the rest of my family happy without ever doing anything for herself, and that’s just the way I’m going to be. In my family we love and trust one another with all we have. I used to be told over and over again as a little girl, “you can pick your friends Narlyn, but you can’t pick your family” and my mom was right. My family was what I was stuck with and it was my friends that I would choose, and sometimes I wouldn’t make the best decisions. In True Notebooks, it’s almost as if it’s the complete opposite. These boys have family but it’s almost like they’ve disappeared from their lives. Not only that but it is their friends they feel have their back and always look out for them and their family who chooses them and is never there for support, if they have one at all. It kills me that these inmates don’t even care about getting out of prison, when in reality they still have their whole lives to look forward to. The sad part is, half of them have no one to spend it with. Some of us are reading, and witnessing young teenagers who have commit crimes just because, to me, there was not enough love or attention received before it all happened. Marks novel True Notebooks has definitely changed me for the better. I have always been one to advocate about children less fortunate than I but I’ve never read about real life experiences through a novel. With this I’ve taken a whole new outlook on things and I pray that everyone finds a place of guidance and reassurance and realize that they do have a meaning in life. Unless you are just a cold hearted person who doesn’t care about others, I would find it extremely hard for this book to have no type of affect on someone.
ReplyDeletePersepolis does have an affect on me. I felt sorry for her. Marjane has witnessed crime and violence in her life. People throughout her whole life has doubted her. People have talked down about her race. Marjane sticks up for herself. When people talk about me, I lash out or I will walk away very angry. I have learned that it is best to just keep your mouth shut. You can talk out your problems with people without the attitude.
ReplyDeleteThis novel gives me a better outlook on life. At first, when the war in Iraq happened I could careless about it. As I read Persepolis, Marjane has shown me the importance of patriotism. I am grateful that our soldiers are fighting for us. It is sad that they are getting killed, but they do it for the love of their country. It is really good that I am an American. We have rights. Women don't have to be fully covered or the males could get away with some crimes. America treats men and women the same.
I view my rights as a young adult something special. I don't have to go through what Marjane went through in her book. I don't see people dying before my eyes. I don't see the revolutionary soldiers beating people with sticks, while they protest. Reading Persepolis has changed my views of the world.
After reading majority of the Persepolis, my feelings have changed towards the novel. I am thankful for having freedom of speech and not experiencing cruel treatment such as being forced to wear a veil, being forced to move out of my home and not experiencing what a war looks like up close and personally from my home. Marjane experienced a poor childhood, death from the war and cruel treatment. I appreciate life everyday by not taking everything for granted and living life to the fullest because it could’ve been me growing up in a war-like, watching people die in my face, being forced to leave my home and given limited rights because I’m a woman. The neighborhood I grew up in was sort of poor so I had limited things to do but yet had freedom. Today I’m in a great community and appreciate what I have in life. I felt sorry for what Marjane growing up in a horrible environment but she gained strength by not giving up on her country and believed things would get better. Now, Marjane is a great author and is living life better with freedom. Besides gun violence and drug dealers, the neighborhood I grew up in wasn’t the best but I had freedom, but Marjane didn’t. Everyone wants great childhood memories, unfortunately Marjane didn’t have any and that is why I felt so emotionally attached to her.
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