In the graphic novel Maus, the author Art Spiegelman chose the title “And Here My Troubles Began” to reflect the horrible events that happened to Vladek under the control of the Nazis. The prisoners caught lice as they were all sitting of the straw bundles in the barracks. The Germans checked everyone’s shirt for lice and “if it was any lice, you got no soup”(251). Vladek claimed that “this was impossible” as everywhere there were lice (251). This is an excellent example of how Vladek was finally impacted by the orders of the German soldiers. Often, Vladek was able to find a way to survive and find food but in this case, he had no chance against the Germans. There was no way to avoid the lice in the barracks and receive food. This was his first
