Persepolis: Book vs. Film 

After reading Persepolis and watching the film I gained a lot of understanding of Marji's story. In the book, we learn about Marji's grandmother but I don't think that the book makes her out to be as important to the story and Marji as the movie does. The film really brings the grandmother's character to life a lot more and we can see how important she is to Marji. The way Marji talks about her grandmother and the little things she does, like putting jasmine in her bra every morning, really shows the audience how much Marji looks up to her. 

The grandmother's facial expressions and her tone when talking to Marji in the film gives a better sense of how important these two characters are to each other. Marji is always asking her grandmother's opinion of things and you can tell that she searches for approval from her. You would think that with Marji's age that her grandmother would talk to her like the child that she is but she is much more straightforward with Marji and talks to her about the revolution without trying to hide things from her or make it seem like it is something that it's not. 

In the book you can still tell that Marji's grandmother is important but in the movie you really gain a sense of how close their relationship is and how much they mean to each other.