Multiple Perspective & Persepolis

     When a person sees everything with only one perspective, it may not affect them as it would if they were actually in the shoes of someone experiencing the event first hand. Therefore, people must view child trafficking from many perspectives; to only see through one gives people a partial reality of what is truly happening. This is why seeing through many viewpoints is a top priority and very important in stopping child trafficking. The way that most of the world views human trafficking is a lot like the way the world viewed Iran during the Iranian revolution. Most people in the world are either "unaware that [Human Trafficking] takes place' or are unconcerned because it does not directly affect them (Arkless). Likewise, in Persepolis a graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, Iran was experiencing a brutal and war fueled revolution.  The way that the outside world viewed Iran was that all the changes happening within it were the people's choice and that the total government control was accepted and put in place by the people.  The truth was that there was a small group of extremists who were running the country by brute military strength.  Seeing how Satrapi experienced the events of the revolution gives the reader more of an insight to the situation.  This is very similar to the trafficking occurring in Western Africa.  The children are not put into slavery by choice, instead they are kidnapped by the traffickers and shipped off before anyone notices they are missing.  Its difficult to feel what the slaves are feeling because the things they have to go through are almost unimaginable. To fully understand their life, one must look through many viewpoints. People can not take a media's account and say it is what happens to all trafficked account. Not only  is this subject to bias, it  also prevents people from experiencing the full effect. The best solution is to ask the victims directly. Find out what they felt and what they had to go through. Not looking from third person point of view will let the people experience the victim's feelings and create a sense of urgency to act.

Works Cited

1. Arkless, David. "The Role of Corporates in Abolishing Human Trafficking." The Independent. Independent.co.uk, 08 Feb. 2012. Web. 26 May 2013. <http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/02/08/the-role-of-corporates-in-abolishing-human-trafficking/>. 
2. Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis. New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 2003. Print.