Maus:The Horrors of the Holocaust The story Maus is a graphic novel about a son Artie interviewing his father Vladek because Vladek survived the Holocaust. Vladek is explaining to Artie what his life was like during the Holocaust for him and his family. Vladek was the only one left still alive during this time to tell the story to Artie. The story has many different links to the history of the Holocaust and helps readers understand the horrible facts these families had to face. Since it is
historical events of such importance as the Holocaust. Undoubtedly, what happened was serious and should be treated as such; with respect and dignity. Works dealing with the Holocaust are subjected to careful inspections; writers that choose to portray this topic must tread carefully. Art Spiegelman’s work Maus is written in comic form and could be criticised about not being serious enough. But is that really the case? The very form in which Maus is written, the form of a graphic novel, could
in the Holocaust. Using illustrations, The Complete Maus details the experience of Vladek Spiegelman, a Holocaust survivor, in the concentration camps and uncovers how his experience has affected his life after. Without the cloud of words, the simplicity of the graphic element in Maus exposes and magnifies the terror of enduring the Holocaust. In my paper, I will address the importance that the artwork in Maus contributes to the overall story. Specifically, using visual examples from Maus, I will
clearer understanding of the holocaust; when compared, the resources’ limitations become apparent. The graphic novel Maus appears less valid compared to the diary, Night with its heinous detailed experience of life in a concentration camp. Conversely, Maus exhibits a strong expression of themes throughout the novel; comparably, this is a restriction in the textbook, Europe in the Contemporary world. Primary sources also aid in having an in-depth understanding of the holocaust, Smith’s text, contains,
Mouse vs. Enviroment “Holocaust is a word of Greek origin meaning "sacrifice by fire" (Holocaust Encyclopedia). During the 1930’s the Nazi Regimen began, while that period of six years happened, by mostly burning them and putting them in gas chambers, over 72 million people were killed. Mostly society will talk about the Nazi’s going after the Jews and executing them but they weren’t the only ones put through the torture, Hitler targeted anyone who was not normal through his eyes such as, the
created a graphic novel, which is well known and use in the world of English education in school. Maus, this novel contains story of the holocaust and the holocaust survivors, written in an appealing format that tells a story through images and words. English teachers in the class to replace novels or even challenge traditional syllabus most commonly use this book. Not only telling about the story of a holocaust survivor from a second-generation perspective. This book could also help students build complex
By comparing, analyzing and questioning the validity of Maus I and II, Night, Night and Fog, nonfictional historical accounts and a poem, called Already Embraced by the Arm of Heavenly Solace, found in Europe in the Contemporary World, Schindler’s List and the Return to Auschwitz we may determine to what degree these sources serve to advance humanity’s understanding of the holocaust. The holocaust can be explained as the historical event in which the Nazi’s, who came to power in Germany in January
exemplified by the actions of the Nazi party towards Jews during the Holocaust. Though this statement raises controversy, in that most people dislike the notion that they, too, possess the capacity for such atrocious actions against other human beings, Staub’s claim is given merit by several authors in their own works regarding the events of the Holocaust and the nature and actions of human beings; specifically, Spiegelman’s Maus I and Maus II, Browning’s Ordinary Men, Bauman’s “The Dream of Purity,” and
their emotions towards one another. In the book called Maus by Art Spiegelman, it tells the story about a mouse named Valdek Spiegelman, who is a Holocaust survivor, and his son Artie. Artie writes a book on his father and the terrifying experience he dealt with when surviving the Holocaust. The book uses animals instead of human characters. The book has three main types of animals that each symbolizes the different cultures during the Holocaust. The Jews are symbolized as mice, the Nazi Germans as
mitigation, established racism and discrimination, group polarization and the psychological effect of schadenfreude. These influences can be observed in Art Spiegelman’s comic book, Maus: A Survivor’s Tale, which portrays the experiences of Art’s father, Vladek, through the prototypical example of genocide, the Holocaust. The history of genocides, and especially complete genocides, carries an inherent subjectivity due to the lack of victims to provide their point of view and the position of power over