The story that I choose for my graphic novel is Sarcastic. The graphic novel consisted of black and white drawings. The drawings were poorly drawn, however they demonstrated great gesture and emotion in the character’s eyes and body.  Sarcastic is based on a true story about a girl named Marj.  She lived in Iran and it takes place during the Islamic Revolution. She writes about what was going on in her life and how the Islamic Revolution was affecting her daily life. While reading this book, I felt depressed.  I was appalled that the main character, Mari, had to live 

a very hard and controlled life in Iran.  For example, at school Mari and the other female students had to wear a veil that covered their head and face. Everyday she had to wear the veil because it was a traditional in her country for females to be covered. If caught without the veil in public, it was as if she was betraying her country and the rules of her country. Her school was also expected to obey all the laws. They had to pledge to their king everyday. She and the other students were taught religion at school.

Subsequently in the book, Marj discovers some of her interests. One interest was in Communism.  She did not know that much about Communism, but she was really interested to learn more about it.  Another interest was that she wanted to be a Prophet, but the other children around her laughed at this notion.  I felt Mari was misled because of the conflict caused by the revolution in her country.  She observed her mother and her father leaving home to attend protests in the streets to fight for their rights in Iran’s economy. Eventually, these protests turned into riots.  Many of the protesters were put in jail or shot by Islamic military. She did not know what was really happening. I think she was scared, so she would talk to her God in the night..  She told him about what was right and what was wrong with the revolution.  At the end of this conversation with God, she would ask for help.