Oh Hey.

1) It seems to me that Marjane Satrapi probably figured that the type of audience that would read the book, Persepolis, have never heard anything about Iran and the revolution and what not. So she might have wanted to put some imagery in the reader's heads as they went along. Because I know when I read just normal books I seem to get an idea in my head about the setting and the characters and what not and I know that since Marjane Satrapi kind of forced the images into my head I have a much better idea of the context of the book and what it was actually like. So for that Marjane, I am grateful. I mean that might not be the reason, but I'm guessing that is why she choose to write her memoir in in the comic book style.
a) For one, like I already said, she is able to put an image in the reader's head about what the situation was actually like, as opposed to us drawing random conclusions and getting the wrong idea of what was happening. Also since the writing was somewhat dry she was able to display a lot of the character's emotions through the comic book style, and I know for me a lot of the images in the book have stuck in my head long after reading it, especially all the images of violence and torture. Because although these images are just a rough cartoon sketch of what it is, it puts a real life image in your head that could really get to you and make you really think about the gravity of the situations and events in Marjane's life.

2) I think if i were to make a memoir of my life it would be a random and scattered collection of many different types of media, and I can make a bet that few people would really understand it. I guess it would probably somewhat resemble a scrapbook, with text weaving in and out with some sense of order and direction. And just maybe by the time the reader has finished feasting their eyes on my scattered mess of a memoir, they might just know a thing or two about me. Images or recreations of my sentimental possessions, pictures of certain points in my life, maybe even a mix tape thrown in there, all weaved together with text to explain my life. I'm just hoping that by the time my life is spent and the climax has long gone and the resolution is withering away, there will be enough excitement to create my mess of a memoir. Then I'll give you guys all a copy for free. Oh! And a shout out to Andre Foisy, can't forget that!

Love, Alex