Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood is a graphic novel memoir that follows author Marjane Satrapi's experiences during the Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s. Through her eyes the reader glimpses the political machinations that threaten Marjane's family and the stability of her country. As Marjane grows from a child into a teenager, she recounts her personal growth as she witnesses the persecution and violence that war brings.
Childhood's End is a science fiction novel told in an omniscient third-person narrative. It records the arrival of transcendent aliens called Overlords who work over the course of decades to prepare humanity for entry into the Overmind, a cosmic intelligence free of physical constraints. Humans, experiencing a golden age of peace and prosperity but concerned that the Overlords have pressed them into stagnation and afraid of sacrificing individuality, experience intense anxiety at this prospect before finally succumbing.
Almost anything taught in childhood relates to individuals actions in adulthood without a proper upbringing these individuals will never meet their one ultimate goal to be self satisfied Many people start out as self absorbed and childish individuals but learn to evolve Some people do not evolve and continue as a selfish unsatisfied adult To be truly self satisfied one should have developed good values as a youth In Fifth Business by Robertson Davies there are many instances where this has happ