“To die, it's easy. But you have to struggle for life”- Art Spiegelman. Vladek was lucky and resourceful to survive the Holocaust and he struggled greatly for his life. He was lucky because he almost got caught when he was in hiding. He was resourceful when he was thinking ahead a planning. He would make bunkers to stay in. Vladek would remind Anja to take small things around the house that had gold, so they would later to trade it for food. He then would use it to buy food and live somewhere and he was able to be at right places at the right time and have important people to help him out throughout the war. This helped Vladek survive the war by having luck and being resourceful. Vladek got lucky when he almost got caught several times
