When discussing Islamic faith, she stated that "Muslim is not an identity, it's religion. If you do not practice, fast or pray, you are not Muslim". I think that this is an extremely accurate statement when it comes to the Muslim faith and the stereotypes that often go along with being Muslim or even originating from the Middle East. It is important to be aware of grouping Middle Eastern people who live in a Islam-dominated area into the same group as Muslims, when they do not actually practice it.
I really enjoyed her discussion about death. It was very eye-opening to me. She basically said that our awareness of death overall suppresses pleasure. She said our culture is constantly concerned with what's the best to eat or what is the best thing to do by society's standards and we suppress pleasure. I agree with this statement. I think that we often are concerned with being successful more than what makes us happy and what makes us truly come alive. Although I do hold certain values strongly enough to suppress from certain activities, it was nice to hear her perspective and consider not just what society deems as success, but what I believe success is.
She discussed how the Chicago schooling system tried to ban Persepolis from the classroom because it depicted torture and suffering. Overall, I disagree with the schooling system because Satrapi was experiencing that violence and suffering as a child, therefore, children should be able to handle just depictions of the violence and suffering.
Lastly, she reflected that political figures do not necessarily reflect what the people want and need, they are more focused on policy. This allowed me to develop a clearer view of the problems in the United States' political system and realize why it is so important as individuals to reach out to the community because the government does not always have the best interest for humanity.
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