wishing I had more excitment in my life...

1) I think Satrapi chose to write her memoir in comic form because it can easily be read by young readers yet still enjoyable to adults. The pictures help you better understand and see what was going on. When a book is written in just text, the reader can imagine what a scene may look like, but this is a true event, it can only be seen one way, through the eyes of Satrapi. Also, it if was just in text I dont think I would have enjoyed it as much and probably would have fallen asleep in the park that I was sitting in.
a) As I mentioned before, the pictures are more of a learning aid. Marjane is able to show us the scenes in her life that have left her scared. Of course they are not as gory as this war would have been in person, it still put the basics in my head. Her version of God, the various roits and tourture scenes were very well described and shown. Some of the ones that stick out in my head are the victims in the burning building(15), when Ahmadi was whipped, beaten and burned (51) before they cut him into pieces (52), and when she feels so lost and doesnt think she can trust God anymore; she gives you think visual that she is just floating in space all by herself in the dark (71). On the bright side, there were a few lines that made me smile or laugh; when her parents ask, " So tell me, my child, what do you want to be when you grow up?" she thinks to herself that she wants to be a prophet but responds with, " I want to be a doctor." That seems to fit alot of our situations growing up, we want to please our parents and say what we think they want to hear. Another is when they are at the supermarket and they are talking about beans and then Marjane told the little boys what flatulence were and they were cracking up...it reminds me of my little brother and cousins when they get together. (92), and when the get in trouble for not wearing their veils properly and after the parent-teacher meeting Mr. Satrapi yells back, " if hair is as stimulating as you say, then you need to shave your mustache!" (98). that was pretty clever.

2) If I had to write a memoir of my life...it would be pretty boring. It wouldn't be eventful enough to be a movie or a song, but i guess maybe that would make it more amusing. I take a lot of pictures, a collage would work; I love to dance so maybe some type of musical or recital with songs that fit my life and personality could be kinda cool. I think every person has written an essay about real events in their past so knowing me, i dont want to go that route. You cant really fit everything into a painting so i would stick with a slideshow of pictures with corresponding music or a dance of some kind for my memoir.