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To score a Level 7 in both individual Oral and Paper 2 (Comparative Literary Essay), students must strive to understand the text beyond its narrative and demonstrate an awareness in appreciating the art form.

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"The novels have done so well because the drawings are abstract, black-and-white. This adds to the universality of the story. "Persepolis" also has dream-like moments, and the drawings help maintain cohesion and consistentcy."

Marjane Satrapi

Being a very popular IBDP English A set text, Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis invites students to take a close, humanistic look at Iranian culture and its history.

To score a Level 7 in both Individual Oral and Paper 2 (Comparative Literary Essay), students must show insights in Satrapi's choice of formal features and tie these to her authorial purposes. Students must strive to understand the text beyond its narrative and demonstrate an awareness in appreciating the art form.