importance of scenes and qualities of characters within the author and illustrator’s work. Throughout the graphic novel‚ Maus I‚ the author and illustrator‚ Art Spiegelman‚ exhibits differentiating tactics in pursuance of the audience gathering visual information to determine whether or not a scene is really one of importance. For example‚ throughout the novel Art and his father‚ Vladek‚ are conducting interviews based on Vladek’s holocaust experience. In each of the interviews illustrated one would consider
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“MAUS” Commentary: Page 82-83 ‘’MAUS’’ is a two part story written and illustrated by Art Spiegelman. He started working on the book in 1978 and the first part was published in 1986. Spiegelman retells his father’s story within his own life story. In this graphic novel the author Art Spiegelman uses very original and interesting ways of designing his story in order to show the past and the present. By using different illustrations for the past and present‚ Spiegelman can display more easily the
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same. Masks are used to conceal an appearance and assume the identity of another. Metaphorically‚ masks can be used to hide feelings‚ to protect oneself‚ and to block out the outside world. Many of these examples are shown in Art Speigelman ’s Maus. During Maus‚ the illustration of masks is made very obvious. The features are pronounced and it is very clear that the characters are wearing masks. The illustration of these masks is not to be ignored- there must be a message hidden beneath them. Speigelman
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There is an abundance of symbolism in Maus I by Art Speigelman. This Graphic Novel features Vladek Speigelman and his family during the Holocaust‚ from when he first meets his wife Anja Speigelman‚ to their journey to a concentration camp. Vladek and his family are Jewish and are therefore portrayed as mice. The Germans and/or Nazis are cats‚ and the Americans are the Dogs. The people who are Polish are pigs. These animals were chosen to show the relationships of the different ethnicities of the people
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According to Kurt Vonnegut‚ “...there would always be wars... they were as easy to stop as glaciers” (Vonnegut 3). And from these wars come the stories of those who struggled through them. Night by Elie Wiesel‚ Maus by Art Spiegelman‚ and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut all show how the choices people make when they are in danger are generally selfish‚ attempting to save their own lives and rarely aiding anyone else. People are selfish by nature and will only look out for their own interests
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myself and future family. This idea of meaning in life is presented in Viktor Frankl’s concept of logotherapy. Logotherapy supports the belief that when we find a purpose in life‚ it helps us sustain oneself. Two texts which present logotherapy are Maus and the film Life Is Beautiful. These texts present how the concepts of logotherapy can be used to maintain optimism despite horrific conditions. Logotherapy means therapy through finding meaning. It explains that our primary
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The thing that allowed Vladek to survive was his ingenuity with the blanket he still held onto. Vladek hung the blanket from two hooks‚ probably meant for cattle‚ so that he could at least rest a little. He said‚ “In this way I can rest and breathe a little. This saved me” (85). On the trains people fell and were crumpled‚ some even stabbing those who stood upon them. The trains stopped in the cold for
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Vladek made both risky and wise choices to survive the Holocaust‚ such as working in the tin shop‚ sitting above the people in the cattle cars on a blanket‚ and having a clean shirt while he was in Dachau. When Vladek worked in the tin shop‚ he was taking an immense risk‚ considering he had little to no experience being a tinsmith. “I was not really a tinsmith‚ but I knew a little.” (Spiegelman‚ 36). He could’ve been killed if he hadn’t learned so easily from watching. The lead tinsmith‚ Yidl‚ knew
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When condemned in a state of division‚ segregation‚ and chaos‚ look for lingers of promise and cling to faith. For Art Spiegelman’s father‚ Vladek Spiegelman (a Holocaust survivor)‚ he turns to family as both a beacon of inclination and a social advantage. When asked about family during this time‚ Vladek makes a statement saying “it was everybody to take care for himself”‚ despite the underlying privilege and help to which his family provides him. He fails to recognize the reputation‚ connections
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depend on others in order to survive. In the novels Night and Maus II by Elie Wiesel and Art Spiegelman‚ the main characters Elie and Vladek are prisoners at Auschwitz. Both Vladek and Elie take advantage of the opportunities given. They are also selfish when it comes to survival‚ hence only relying on themselves. This is crucial to their survival of the death camp. In Art Spiegelman’s Maus II and Elie Wiesel’s Night‚ Elie and Vladek have to take advantage of every opportunity‚
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