The Complete Maus Literary Analysis

Throughout “The Complete Maus”, Art Spiegelman has portrayed the issue of family and relationships during the time of the Holocaust. During the holocaust, many bonds in families were tested and many families were wiped out. As well as this, the family relation was also tested by the physical, emotional and mental traumas suffered by some of the survivors. On page 275 of “The Complete Maus” the familial relationships are shown through photographs in which are scattered around the page. All these photos are in black and white. The lack or colour enhances the dark tone of the theme and of the plot. These colours also may suggest that this was a time of sadness, distress, trauma, death and sickness. The photographs also create vectors which builds