As a quote said by Bryant H McGill, a social activist and author, “Why do we laugh at such terrible things? Because comedy is often the sarcastic realization of inescapable tragedy”, meaning people laugh to relieve their stress and scared thoughts. This thought would relate a lot back to when Marjane’s family, with her Grandmother in addition, is laughing at the thought of the Grandmother dying and becoming a martyr. To their family, the ridiculous thought that anyone can be a martyr is absolutely hilarious, but placed out of context, a martyr is something not funny at all, someone dying is not funny. In Marjane Satrapi's book Persepolis, the author explores the theme of humor in the light of tragedy to lessen the anguish of war, in order to
