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1. On page 45, Vladek tells Art that he must finish the food on his plate during dinner. Why is Vladek so insistent?
Vladek is so insistent, because after the past that he lived through, he just keeps doing all things that he used to do during the war. Art is getting really annoyed, because he can't understand why he need to eat everything. The other important thing is the Vladek does not want to move on with time, he just stays at his past.
2. How does Vladek’s father try to keep him out of the army? Was he successful? Do you think Vladek’s father made a smart decision? Explain.
Vladeks father tried to keep all of his children away from army, because when he went to army he was seeded to Sidiria. The way that he was trying to stop Vladek from
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