In what ways is persepolis both telling a story and commenting on the importance of stories in our lives? what does the book suggest about how stories shape and give meaning to our experience?

Persepolis can be said to be telling a story and commenting on the importance of stories at the same time as it is presenting the story from the perspectives of a the characters and is also narrating the little stories that shaped the life of the the characters.

Explanation:

Marjane Satrapi, the writer of the book, attempts to express herself in great detail by including the stories that she heard and lived right since her childhood. She articulately puts up the incidents that she went through as a child during the Islamic Revolution that happened in Iran a few decades ago.She describes that she wished to experience every single time what she was told other people felt while they were going through different phases of their life. She conveys that she was a keen observer and was able to derive stories from incidents that happened in her life and in the lives of people around her.Persepolis is referred to by many as a 'thought-provoking' book as it tends the readers to imagine the vivid incidents narrated by the author through stories.Based on what the author has tried to convey, it can be said that stories help us achieve greater levels of comprehension and shape us to become better human beings.