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    human is to have personality‚ unique characteristics‚ and freedom. The Nazis stripped Eliezer‚ his father‚ and other Jews of all these qualities. These people had families‚ owned businesses‚ and had values. Dehumanization is the process by which the Nazis turned Jews from people to piles of ashes. The Nazis physically‚ mentally‚ and spiritually reduced the Jews to nothing. Two of the things the Nazis did to dehumanize the Jews was cut their hair and take away their names. The first example of

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    How Does “Maus” Explore the Theme of Survival? In the comic style book Maus‚ the theme of survival is expressed in many different ways. The Holocaust was a big part of the Jews heritage and not many survived. The amount of people that did survive by hiding and other things was very small. Luck plays a very big role throughout the book of Maus and as it did during the real life holocaust. And because of this luck‚ that’s why the few that survived‚ actually survived. Vladek was lucky as he had

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    Analysis of Maus I and II by Art Spiegelman Maus‚ by Art Spiegelman‚ shows the trials and tribulations that the main character‚ Vladek‚ and his companions suffered during the Holocaust. No matter the situation‚ Vladek rises up to the challenge‚ and does the only thing he can do: live. For the Jewish people during that time surviving was a challenge and for those that actually survived was pure luck. Throughout Maus we find this survival in the portrayal of Vladek Spiegelman; father of the author

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    Why the Nazis Attempted to Exterminate the Jews While a country is in turmoil‚ it is often easy to develop an us versus them way of thinking. That is exactly what the Nazis did when they had to pay billions of dollars in reparations to the Allies after World War I. But they described as being a war that has been going on for centuries. As the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum states‚ they believed Jews desired world domination‚ and that this goal would not only prevent German dominance but

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    into movies. What aspects of the two works you have studied would appeal to an audience’s eyes or ears? Both The Visit and Maus are highly praised works of art that have a very wide and diverse audience because of their subject matter. Both pieces of work deal with dark subject matter in their own fields even though one is a play (The Visit) and the other is a graphic novel (Maus). They each have many themes such as justice‚ greed‚ betrayal‚ and romance. They are able to connect to audiences with these

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    Maus Essay Maus is very successful in the representation of the Holocaust as it is a graphic novel that uses many verbal and visual techniques. These techniques help to portray the hardships experienced by the Jews during the Holocaust. Two key moments that are successful in the representation of the Holocaust are when Anja and Vladek are on the train and they see the swastika for the first time and when the mice arrive at Auschwitz. The first key moment in Maus by Art Spiegelman is when

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    Pianist and Maus

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    Both The Pianist and Maus offer different nuances about the roles of the Germans and the Jews in the Holocaust. Some may see only the Nazis as the killers in the Holocaust and not consider other circumstances. The Pianist and Maus offer different instances to show that collaborators‚ bystanders and rescuers provide a gray area between killers and victims. Bystanders were a major role in The Pianist. Those who stood by and watched wrongdoings were very present in the film. Not only just those who

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    The Complete Maus is a compelling book written by Art Spiegelman. It was typically about a son who had interviewed his father‚ a lone survivor of the Holocaust. Art Spiegelman was the son of Vladek Spiegelman. He wrote this book because he wanted to know what his father’s life was like throughout the Holocaust‚ more about his mother Anna‚ and also‚ he felt very guilty that he was not alive until after the Holocaust had occurred. Throughout the book‚ readers will find images of the characters portrayed

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    idea of using different animals or objects to represent a human with human characteristics. The usage of anthropomorphism in this book has helped the readers better understand the book. Many people believe this is a serious topic and it should not been seen as a joke‚ but Spiegelman made the topic a little more at ease using animals to represent the people and the different nationalities. Anthropomorphism in Maus is helpful because it shows the difference of each the animals because they are symbolic

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    camps in Germany dehumanized the Jews‚ put them in horrid living conditions‚ and put the Jews to manual labor for over eleven hours a day. Dehumanization The Nazi government promoted and fostered the prejudice against the Jews. This caused for the Nazi government to blame the Jews for all social issues happening in Germany‚ for example communism‚ capitalism‚ liberalism‚ socialism‚ and revolution. The Nazi Government dehumanized all the jews in ways where the Jews were considered subhuman and not

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