Persepolis is a graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi about her experiences as a child living in Tehran, Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In the novel, one of the themes is the lack of multiple perspectives leading to harsh treatment of Marjane and other Iranian people. The perpetrators of these acts, the Islamic Regime, refuse to accept other perspectives; they think that only their ideas are right, and that all of those who don't agree with them should be punished and tortured into believing what is "right". The lack of multiple perspectives is an issue because it leads people to commit terrorist acts to convince others that their way is the only way; these terrorists cannot accept the reality that there are other belief systems that are equally acceptable. While sometimes people consider the several different belief systems to be a bad thing because it causes tension over whose ideas are the best, the lack of several different belief systems can lead to even more tension because it encourages the idea of superiority and inferiority.
A real-world example of the lack of multiple perspectives sparking terrorist actions can be observed in the broadest of terrorist scenes: the Middle East. The Middle East is home to Islamic extremists, people who will go to the extreme to show people that the beliefs of Islam are superior to all other belief systems. These people refuse to believe that other perspectives could be acceptable in society, so they think it's alright to inflict pain upon those who don't follow the "right" way.
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