Images vs Words

On page 51, there are numerous images of brutal violence. When first readiing this section of the book, I found it somewhat disturbing. However, now that I look back on this scene, I like the way the author presents it. Words can only tell so much. Words are always open to more interpretation than an image is. With words, we produce our own mental images. In the case of pictures, the image is produced for us. I think that the way Satrapi presented the pictures was a great way to show how cruel and oppressive the fundamentalist regime was. She could make us feel uncomfterable and disturbed. We could realize what the Iranian people felt towards their government at this time.