Prospectus: Persepolis and Argo

My Topic

For my comparative paper this semester, I have chosen to examine 

Persepolis (2007) and Argo (2012). Both films are set in the same time 

1979-1980, in the middle of the Iranian Revolution. Persepolis is a French 

animated biographical film, and Argo is an American historical drama. 

These two stories are told from divergent viewpoints, in Persepolis 

a young Iranian girl and in Argo an American CIA agent, brings forward

numerous questions that are answered in both films being compared.

Course Concept and Critical Question

The course concept that will be discussed in my paper will be 

transnationalism. The two movies have variety of settings taking place

in multiple countries with great contrast in language, culture, and 

values. 

The critical question being researched for my paper is: How does the 

perspective of the Iranian Revolution change based off who is telling the story?

Plan of Action

I plan on completing each section of the comparative paper on time and to 

the best of my ability. To begin, I have written the five deadlines for the paper

in my academic calendar. To guarantee I give myself enough time for each 

section, I will dedicate thirty minutes to this assignment every other day until 

the final paper turn in date of May 2^nd.

For the annotated bibliography, due March 21^st, I plan to use the 

Kennesaw State library database to find academic journals to guarantee 

accurate information for my research. The thesis and outline due March 30^th, 

will be simple and straightforward with majority of information being 

brainstorming ideas. I struggle most with turning outlines into rough drafts.

I plan to visit the writing lab on campus for this portion as guidance to assure 

my paper is error free.

All portions of the comparative paper, including the final draft, will be posted to

this blog.