{"id":253,"date":"2019-10-21T12:23:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T16:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst390cnr\/?p=253"},"modified":"2019-10-21T12:23:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T16:23:54","slug":"a-little-effort-a-little-love-and-a-little-understanding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst390cnr\/2019\/10\/21\/a-little-effort-a-little-love-and-a-little-understanding\/","title":{"rendered":"A Little Effort, a Little Love, and a Little Understanding"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Marji makes the trip to Austria, there is hope that she will be able to start a new life free of judgment. It would have, for the most part, seemed that way had Satrapi chosen to begin with Marji\u2019s short life with Zozo and her family, but instead, Satrapi began \u201cThe Soup\u201d with her recollection of her time at the boarding house. Immediately, we are presented with Marji\u2019s own judgment of Lucia, who she had never met. It is easy to see Marji as someone who is above bias based on the way that she presents herself and her experiences, but she automatically decides that Lucia is like her old friend Heidi without ever meeting her.<\/span><\/p>\n

Similarly, when Marji meets Julie and is introduced to her friends, it again seems like she has finally found a group of people that lack superficial judgment, but we see on page 168 that this group of \u201coutsiders\u201d is quite similar to the people that Marji has tried to avoid. Both groups are depicted sitting in their own circles with their backs to the \u201cothers.\u201d There are a couple of things that we are able to pull from this representation of judgment, the first being that no one is above judgment or bias. People are often surprised when they take the Implicit Bias Test to find out simply how much preconceived notions affect their decisions and views on other people. Similarly, as different as we are made to believe people are, we are all similar in many respects. It takes effort, as I am sure Marji must find out as she tries to avoid conformity without the judgments that naturally arise, but Satrapi is showing the reader that we are more similar than different and that a little effort, a little love, and a little understanding can go a long way in helping each individual on their journey through life, as it has for Marji so far.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Marji makes the trip to Austria, there is hope that she will be able to start a new life free of judgment. It would…<\/p>\n

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