Art Spiegelman

their Aryan race was superior to others and that Jews were a problem that needed to be eliminated. This genocide lasted for 11 years before it came to an end leaving only a few handfuls of survivors from the camps. Maus A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman, is about Art recording his father Vladek’s Holocaust experience and memories for a book he plans to write about the difficult time he experienced in the camps. Vladek then begins to tell his story about his life when he was young where he…

Holocaust Reflection Paper Participation For this project lesson plan, Jerrod and I brain stormed possible project ideas to go along with the book, Maus by Art Spiegelman. We decide to stay with the graphic novel idea for the project. We worked together at the library to complete the lesson plan. Jerrod volunteered to complete the graphic novel example for the lesson project. We used the online archives from The USC Shoah Foundation, which we provided several examples of the types of videos we…

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…

reader that they are credible. Maus, a memoir of a survivor of the Holocaust, written and illustrated by Art…

Memories and the Past Bleed into the Present Memories that are in the past, are in the past, right? But, do they still have an impact on one’s life? Throughout Maus I, a graphic novel written by Art Spiegelman, memories and a reflection of the past are exhibited as a prevalent motif. Vladek Spiegelman tells of his experiences as a Jew during World War II. With the progression of the story, the lasting impact of the War and the Holocaust becomes clear. Memories and the past can have an…

Maus is the story of Vladek Spiegelman. While on its Exterior it is about Vladek Spiegelman’s experiences in the holocaust, there is also much more. In multiple ways, the relationship between Art Spiegelman and his father Vladek Spiegelman is the main story in the book, and this story experiences many feelings of guilt. Most of that guilt is linked with members of the family. The narrative consists of three main forms of guilt, Art’s emotional state of guilt on not being a good son to his…

far-reaching graphic memoir of Maus by Art Spiegelman, brutality of the Germans is Shown in the Holocaust against the Jews. The main Characters in night differ in ways of surviving as one of them survive through ordinary human instincts and the other through his intelligent and being practical. As they also differ in taking risks; in Night, there was no sign of risk taking but in Maus Spiegelman shows elevated levels of risk taking in different ways. Spiegelman and Wiesel approach to similar…

Have you ever thought you experienced something traumatizing? In the book Maus, by Art Spiegelman, Anja had experienced so much that she ended her own life. Anja had ended her life because she endured the holocaust, she lost a child, she had a mental illness, and she had postpartum depression. It is shown through her depressed facial expressions which were quite detailed in the story Prisoner on Hell Planet. Enduring so much and losing so much had finally been too much for Anja to overcome. Anja…

In troubling times, many people look to their faith as a source of guidance and inspiration. This certainly rings true in two graphic novels: Maus: A Survivor’s Story, written by Art Spiegelman, and Persepolis, written by Marjane Satrapi. Maus tells the story of Vladek Spiegelman’s experience as a Polish Jew in the Holocaust. Persepolis, an autobiographical novel, follows Marjane, a religious young girl who has a passion for activism growing up during the Islamic Revolution. These two authors…

A Waste of Life: A Literary Analysis of Vladek’s Evolution in Art Spiegelman’s Maus I How does a man go on with life after surviving the oppression of the Nazi regime? Maus I by Art Spiegelman shows the character of Vladek’s life from his happy early years through WWII to his old age. The graphic novel starts with Vladek’s son Artie asking Vladek to help write a book on WWII. While Vladek tells his story, the reader also sees the present and Vladek’s current unhappiness. He starts his story from…