Study Guide

Persepolis Characters

By Marjane Satrapi

Marjane is ten years old in 1980 when the novel begins. She goes by the name Marji, and she's not...

The first thing we learn about Marji's mom is that she's pretty revolutionary: "Her photo was...

Marjane's dad is a photographer, and he often finds himself in dangerous situations,...

Grandma is a very influential figure in Marji's life. She lies to the soldiers about having...

Marji's Uncle Anoosh has had a crazy life. His uncle helped Azerbaijan declare its independence,...

Mehri is the family maid who started working for them when she was eight years old. She would...

These two guys were imprisoned for rebelling against the government, and their fates are not...

Mali is a friend of Marji's mom, and when her house is bombed, she comes to stay with the family...

Being Marji's uncle seems to be bad luck (be sure to read about Uncle Anoosh in this...

Lucia is Marjane's roommate at the boarding school in Vienna. Before meeting her, Marjane...

Marjane meets Julie at the school in Vienna, and Julie introduces her to Momo, Thierry, and...

She looks kind of like Ric Ocasek from the Cars. Her dog poops on Marjane's bed. She calls...

Kia is one of Marjane's childhood friends. He helped her bully another kid with some homemade...

Marjane and Reza are less James Carville and Mary Matalin and more Paula Abdul and MC...