Maus Essay

The Second World War witnessed one of the most gruesome and tragic crimes committed against humanity, and the Holocaust, a genocide against the Jews and which occurred at the hands of the Nazis, was among them. In The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, readers are given a closer look at what may have happened behind those fences, and behind the doors to the chambers where millions of Jews were brought to death. On the surface, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a story about a kid, Bruno, who is only…

Zeke Smith Professor Shelton Writing 111 3/11/2024 The battle against tragedy and guilt: Art and Vladek’s complicated relationship. In Art Spielberg's “Maus” Art's relationship with his Father Vladek Spiegelman is emphatically depicted as a bipolar one. “Maus” explains the reason why. that Vladek Spielgelman was born and raised in Poland where he was living a comfortable and ordinary life married to his wife Anja. Spiegelman, as well, had a son, Richieu Spielgelman. Unfortunately, Vladek's…

The Maus books by Art Spiegelman tell a very powerful story about one man’s unforgettable experiences in the Holocaust. Instead of writing the book in a classic novel fashion however, the story takes the form of a graphic novel. Nevertheless, one of the most prominent and controversial aspects of the book is the author’s use of different animals to portray a variety of different races and nationalities. This is a big part of the story and provokes a lot of question and inquiry for the readers.…

The Underwater Welder Jeff Lemire’s graphic novel, The Underwater Welder, is about Jack Joseph and his supernatural experience underwater when he discovers an old watch which he received from his father when younger, which brought back nostalgic memories of his father (who passed away) and life in general. The unique artwork and the way The Underwater Welder is presented makes the reader experience the characterization of Jack, the theme of the story, and the plot. Lemire tends to have a pattern…

Comics have been given the wrong impression by society their usually known for being bad art and only being read by guys in tights, but it's more than that it's been in our world for decades. Theres many cultures where they used drawings and simple text to express a shorty story of their situation. In understanding Comics, McCloud use many facts that will help back up his intentioned towards the direction he was heading. One thing he mentioned was a manuscript that was discovered in 1519,…

novel only have the power to convey silly scenarios or fantasy action stories. In reality, there is more to graphic novels than just fiction. Meaning that they can also be of the nonfictional genre and one example of being Maus by American comic book artist, Art Spiegelman. Maus is a two volume-set story of Spiegelman's father, Vladek Spiegelman, and how he survived the holocaust. The graphic novel became famous for Spiegelman's use for representing different animals as different races. Mice…

Every work of literature can be classified as belonging to several categories, be it fiction, nonfiction, etc. Maus, however, exhibits features of several of these categories, and, because of this, it is harder to classify it as belonging to just one of them. Elements that commonly form part of both biographical and autobiographical works are found in this book, along with those of the novel. The book tells two stories at once; it shows the author dealing with his father, Vladek, after his…

or one’s consciousness, is to risk having one’s own stories and experiences displaced, even evacuated, by those of a previous generation…These events happened in the past, but their effects continue into the present”(Hirsch, 107). In, Art Spiegelman Maus, the theme of the book was revolved around second generation trauma in father and son relationship. Art is the second generation child of holocaust survivor parents, and because of the situation that happen to his parents he grew up in an…

In Maus women are not depicted as being capable as men, this occurs in Vladek’s relationships where the women are dependent on Vladek. The main female characters also have less depth compared to the main male characters, and can be more easily reduced down to “wife” or “mother”. In this book we get to see through the perspective of Art and his father, but never a female character. The female characters’ main purpose is to offer insight into the perception of a male character or a situation.…

structures, therefore forcing them to obey demands given to them by stronger forces. Many authors use this dehumanization to show the lack of control certain cultures have over their lives. In the memoir, Night, by Elie Wiesel and the graphic novel, Maus, by Art Spiegelman, Jewish characters during the Holocaust are treated as animals which forces them to follow instructions pressed upon them by more powerful figures, eliminating the control they have on their survival. In the…