Perseverance In Art Spiegelman's The Man In The Water

“The Man in the Water”, a non-fiction article written by Roger Rosenblatt, discusses the events of a plane crash and how one man saved many lives. Maus, an autobiography written by Art Spiegelman, describes the journey of his father endured in the holocaust. Both share a common theme of perseverance because they both never gave up. In “Man in the Water”, he kept rescuing survivors by giving others the life raft instead of taking it himself. In Maus, Vladek dodges near death experiences and becomes determined to make it out alive of the concentration camp. First, Rosenblatt lectures the audience about the man who humbly saved several lives after a plane hit a bridge. The author says “His selflessness was one reason the story held national attention; his anonymity another” (Rosenblatt 2). This supports the idea of his generosity. The fact that the man didn’t even pass on his name displays his motive of selflessness and outstanding charisma. “For at some moment in the water he must of have realized that he would not live if he continued to hand over the rope and ring to others” (Rosenblatt 2). Here lies another statement that exemplifies pure perseverance. Even knowing that death will become inevitable, he still makes the most of the time he has left to save others. Maus explains several severe incidents that are associated with the …show more content…
In “Man in the Water”, he kept rescuing survivors by giving others the life raft instead of using the rope and raft for his own use. In Maus, Vladek escapes near death experiences and shows determination to survive of the concentration camp. The author’s message of the article was to show true superheroes exist, and that if you’re going to die, do it in the most memorable way. The author who wrote Maus gives you a glimpse of the holocaust and shows what kind of guts it took to