Persepolis Timeline

By ElisabethKho
  • Marjane's grandpa

    Marjane's grandpa

    The overthrown emperor, where Marjane's grandpa was the prince
  • Period: to

    Persepolis

    Marjane's life
  • Marjane and Mehri attend a demonstration

    Marjane and Mehri attend a demonstration

    during Black Friday
  • Mehri’s love story/heartbreak

    Mehri’s love story/heartbreak

  • Massacre

    Massacre

    Massacre after Black Friday
  • The islamic revolution

    The islamic revolution

  • Father taking pictures of the demonstrations against the revolution

    Father taking pictures of the demonstrations against the revolution

    The father comes home late and the family is getting worried
  • Liberation of political prisoner

    Liberation of political prisoner

    Marjane has a certain obsession with the former political prisoners and sees them as heroes
  • The ‘last prophet’

    The ‘last prophet’

    Marjane believes to be the last prophet
  • Parents busy with demonstrations = tired = no time for her “It is never the right time!”

    Parents busy with demonstrations = tired = no time for her “It is never the right time!”

  • End of Shah's reign

    End of Shah's reign

  • Cultural revolution

    Cultural revolution

    Veil became mandatory at school and bilingual schools were shot down
  • Release of Anoosh after years of imprisonment

    Release of Anoosh after years of imprisonment

    Anoosh tells Marjane the story about his past
  • The arrest/execution of Anoosh

    The arrest/execution of Anoosh

    Marjane was the last to see Anoosh her uncle before he died
  • Beginning of war

    Beginning of war

    War between Iran and Iraq
  • Closure of universities

    Closure of universities

  • Veil mandate for everyone

    Veil mandate for everyone

  • Fundamentalist vs. Modern

    Fundamentalist vs. Modern

    Marjane point of views on the citizens
  • Marjane’s first (and last) demonstration with her parents turned violent

    Marjane’s first (and last) demonstration with her parents turned violent

  • Vacation in Italy and Spain

    Vacation in Italy and Spain

    Last vacation before the war worsens
  • Border towns were targeted by Iraqi bombers

    Border towns were targeted by Iraqi bombers

  • Iran carried out bombing raids on Baghdad

    Iran carried out bombing raids on Baghdad

  • Border towns were targeted by Iraqi bombers

    Border towns were targeted by Iraqi bombers

  • Refugee streams to Teheran

    Refugee streams to Teheran

  • Marjane went to her first party

    Marjane went to her first party

  • Marjane skipped school to hang out with friends

    Marjane skipped school to hang out with friends

    Her mother made it clear that learning is very important
  • Official announcement of Iran-Iraq war

    Official announcement of Iran-Iraq war

  • It seemed like the war was ending, with Iraq proposing a settlement and Saudi-Arabia being willing to fund reconstruction. The Iranian government refused.

    It seemed like the war was ending, with Iraq proposing a settlement and Saudi-Arabia being willing to fund reconstruction. The Iranian government refused.

  • The government admits that their survival depends on the war, and their regime got more repressive

    The government admits that their survival depends on the war, and their regime got more repressive

  • Marjane smoked her first cigarette, to symbolize her own adulthood

    Marjane smoked her first cigarette, to symbolize her own adulthood

  • The internal war had become worse than the Iraq-Iran war, the regime was incredibly strict

    The internal war had become worse than the Iraq-Iran war, the regime was incredibly strict

  • Marjane doesn’t take much care in following the rules/laws

    Marjane doesn’t take much care in following the rules/laws

  • The Guardians of the Revolution

    The Guardians of the Revolution

    Founded in 1979, but panel does not take place in 1979
  • Iraq started using ballistic missiles, targeting Tehran

    Iraq started using ballistic missiles, targeting Tehran

  • The Iranian currency lost all its value due to the war

    The Iranian currency lost all its value due to the war

  • Marjane started rebelling more

    Marjane started rebelling more

  • She left for Vienna

    She left for Vienna