Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel Maus uses the comic medium to portray the survivor’s tale of living through the Holocaust as a Polish Jew. Through the blending of text and cartoon imagery, Spiegelman brings literal form to his father’s traumatic stories, while also having the versatility to seamlessly jump between the experiences and perspectives of the past and present. The use of icons provides an accessible yet effective narrative to readers, but Spiegelman never permits the reader to disconnect the story to the traumatic history of the real world. Ultimately, Spiegelman’s method of storytelling allows for a broader and more personal understanding of what it means to be a survivor of historical trauma. Spiegelman uses the flexibility
