Persepolois

Persepolois
Random Thoughts

I was reading the comic novel, "Persepolis" by Marjiane Satrapi, which about a girl name Marji who faces many obstacles and was in the revolution to overthrow the Shah. She grows up with the new regime and sees how the new Iran ruler was always oppressive and treats his people badly. She is sent to Vienna because the country's at war and it was more safer and better there. I see the connection with the Islamic Revolution. People were controlled as puppets and harshly treated. This leads me to wonder why people want to fight in wars and rebel against their leaders.

According to the book, there is a war between Iran and Iraq. The ruler is extremely religious and only cares about what he wants. In real life, Iran called for a Shia revolution in Iraq which alarmed the Iraqi leaders. This initiated the war. But in general, why do we fight in wars? I think it is because we want freedom, we want to get what we deserve. Like in the Spanish-American war, we wanted independence. But in the book, the war only occurred because of one's selfishness.

I was wondering why countries would still fight in wars when millions of people end up sacrificing themselves and die. Is it justifiable to value the individual's life over the benefits of nation? Should dangerous materials like nuclear weapons be used to kill enemies? Is it necessary to declare war when the problem could be talked out? Is violence even right the first place?

Violence should only be considered when it is necessary and when the problem cannot be peacefully solved. Fighting wastes energy, time, and reputation. There's no point for countries to fight each other because it uses a large amount of money and people. The leader of the nation should consider all the harming factors before declaring a war. The "king" in the book didn't do this.

As you can so, I'm starting to wonder about the world after reading this comic. Harsh consequences often occur because of someone's selfishness. The book is similar to the world and it makes me question how the world is full of flaws.