As an audience, we analyze texts in great detail and we compare text with other forms of text. The blog by Jennifer Romolimi and the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi have a strong connection with each other, and yet they both have their own uni
IB English HL
Dolly Huang
Sep 1, 2011
Looking at both texts, compare the ways in which the writers use the stylistic features of their genres to convey their views about the treatment of women.
In life, our world is surrounded with media and various forms of text and literature. We use words, languages, and graphics to portray our emotions and beliefs. As an audience, we analyze texts in great detail and we compare text with other forms of text. The blog by Jennifer Romolimi and the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi have a strong connection with each other, and yet they both have their own unique point of views and styles.
Romolimi has used a blog as the form to convey to readers her personal opinions towards the subject of the TV show ‘America’s Next Top Model’. A blog is a modern way to write your own public diary. With technology, people can write and publish their text freely online for others to view. In Romolimi’s blog, she has used modern language to persuade how the ATNM has degraded women’s rights. As a blog, people can express themselves freely without the need to write properly. For example, “Thing is, I understand that humiliation is part of the reality show game, my real problem is how the hosts are always espousing empowerment and female strength and then forcing the contestants into embarrassing scenarios far outside the realm of real-life modeling.” In the formal writing, we wouldn’t start a sentence with “Thing is” and we would probably insert a period in between the sentences. Therefore Romolimi has used colloquial language in her writing, which speaks to the younger age group that she wants to deliver the message to.
