A part of me thinks Satrapi wrote her book with comic strips because it is an easy way for people to read about a confusing period of time in a very simplistic way. She may have chose comic strips so people could actually see the things that she had to see.
By choosing to make Persepolis a comic style, she has the power to show people her exact feelings. By illustrating herself and her family, it allows people to make a more personal connection to her. When you can see her reaction to God on page 70 when she says "Shut up, you! Get out of my life!!! I never want to see you again!" -- the reader can feel her anger and sadness. I wouldn't have liked this book with out the pictures.
If I had to write a memoir about me... I wouldn't want to write anything. I would probably choose to make a slide show of the interesting things that have happened in my life. A slide show of pictures and good tunes. Most of the crazy things have really happened in the last couple years so the show might be short but I guess that would just be part of the memoir.
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What about pictures and good music would effectively convey your life?
Why wouldn't you like this book without the pictures?
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