Summary:
I read about Satrapi, this writer and artist who was being interviewed about her work. She talked about her comfort and confidence in being a “nasty” human being and how she thinks it’s ok to be nasty and that most humans are in fact nasty. She also talked about her own personal work and how she hopes it will be perceived by others. There was also a small example of her work that was in a comic strip form (which it was later discussed that the majority of her work is in comic book form). Satrapi also explained that her stories are just that, stories. Although there is some truth to it, she feels no obligation to reveal how much of her work is the truth or how much is just part of the story. In the interview she talks about her personal beliefs and describes some of her thoughts and feelings in relativity to her work.

Response:
I really did actually find this reading pretty interesting, I mean I generally try to stay positive and superficial on these assignments but there were parts of this that were really interesting. I mean her whole philosophy on imperfection was pretty fascinating. It really got me thinking about that sometimes we get so caught up in thinking who we “should” be and not who we are. I couldn’t help but thinking about my own dreams and aspirations may have been warped by the ever present pressure of society and marketing. I feel it’s a breath of fresh air to just step back and say I’m just a human being. Things won’t always be the way I want them to, I won’t always win, and I’m defiantly far from perfect. But that’s totally ok, like her quote says “Listen: You did a bad thing because you are a human being; don’t worry; try to do better next time. At least try.” I found a lot of truth in this quote and I really enjoyed this reading overall. I do wonder how her writings reflect her philosophies in life. Also, even though she won’t tell anyone, I do wonder what parts of her writings are truth and what isn’t, and for that matter I’m curious as to how she comes up with made up story parts to fill in the gaps between the truth.