Persepolis Visual Analysis

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Within a picture there is more to be said than what you see. In the story Persepolis, written by Marjane Satrapi, the picture on page 42 this picture has a million of people in it and they are all laughing, smiling and throwing up the peace sign. However that is only what you see and there is more to the image. Every picture has an meaning and some may view it differently, yet this is not just for pictures it can apply for people also. This picture is a representation of people who were happy that their leader had died. Many people did not like him and they were happy he was not ruling; however, this picture you would never suspect that this is the meaning behind it. This image looks like a bunch of hippies smiling and holding up a peace

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