Vladek's Stereotypes Of Vladek During The Holocaust

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This is the first time Vladek express prejudice behavior towards someone. His racist outburst was unexpected and off-putting. Vladek, who had survived the Holocaust, is himself a racist. This is revealing, in the way that the racism that existed during the Holocaust, still survives in the present day, such as Vladek behavior towards "Shvarters". Francoise recognizes this hypocracy and calls Vladek out on it "That's outrageous! How can you, of all people, be such a racist! You talk about blacks the way Nazis talked about Jews" (II, 99). Vladek has generalized an entire race of people in much the same manner as the Jews were condemned during the Holocaust (albeit on a much smaller and less violent scale).
I believe Vladek's attitude towards

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