Looking at this panel, it immediately reminds me of 1984. Marjane just got back to her country. She wonders around the streets and was astounded when she sees a big image of a sixty-Fie-foot high Murals presenting Martyrs along with slogans like: "The Martyr is the heart of history." For more than four years of living in Austria, the images that she sees goes on the buildings are advertisements for food or clothing with slogans like "the Best sausages for 20 shillings," rarely any images related to any religion
Comparing this to 1984, this huge image hanging on the building is like the images of big brother: one is a dominant religion in Iran, the other is a and the only party in Oceania which everyone seems to believe. The purpose for both the religion and the party hanging posters everywhere is to constently reminds people to believe that they are, and the only ones who could run the society.
Going back to the characters, obviously Marjane and Winston are both situated in the same position where they are rebellious toward the dominant religion/party and being different from everyone else around them.
nice connection to 1984. I wonder if we might work the other way, thinking that capitalism has replaced religion in Vienna. Seems a fair comparitive juxtaposition. Be careful with your proofreading.
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