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Josh FeldmanEnglish 101Professor Macleod December 7th, 2014Animalization and Identity in MausArt Spiegelman utilizes animals as characters in Maus to great effect. His decision to use animals instead of people is an important one; by representing racial and national groups in a non-normative fashion, he focuses the reader’s attention on the concept of identity, a concept that is often times entirely taken for granted. Identity, and the process by which one’s identity may be formed, is multi-faceted

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Comparison of Maus and NightThe Holocaust was a traumatic event that most people can’t even wrap their minds around. Libraries are filled with books about the Holocaust because people are both fascinated and horrified to learn the details of what survivors went through. Maus by Art Spiegelman and Night by Elie Wiesel are two highly praised Holocaust books that illustrate the horrors of the Holocaust. Night is a traditional narrative that mainly focuses on Elie’s experiences throughout the holocaust

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The graphic novel ‘Maus’ portrays the story of a Jewish man named Vladek and his experience with the holocaust. In addition to Vladek’s story, the reader clues in on the author’s firsthand experiences and trauma through the self insert character, Artie, son of Vladek. The story of ‘Maus’ unfolds mainly through Vladek recalling his traumatic experiences to Artie. At some point in the story, Vladek discovers a hidden comic book that Artie had written about his mother’s death, titled “Prisoner on the

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Maus is a comic book themed novel written by an American cartoonist who goes by the name of Art Spiegelman.  Maus is about the author as a young boy obtaining information from  his father about his life as a Polish Jew in the Holocaust, and how he feels as a Holocaust survivor. This book uses animals as characters, for example, they have Jewish people displayed as mice, police officers as pigs, German and Polish people as cats and dogs and so on. Throughout this book you can soon see the author,

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Maus is a tale about a young man who is in search for answers about his own life and his father’s life. Vladek Spiegelman is a survivor of the holocaust who reconnects with his son Art Spiegelman by telling him stories of his past. Art creates a well-written comic tale about the Holocaust and the relationship he has with his father. This survivor’s tale takes you back to the Second World War to tell us a story of a Jew who hardly survived life.The story opens with Art visiting his father to get

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Maus”, a graphic novel which vividly depicts Vladek the Holocaust survivor’s life as a Jew, has been so far the most ambitious and controversial idea of Art Spiegelman. Despite criticism surrounding the “stereotypical choice” of the author through the portraits of characters by associating a race with an animal, the subtle irony of “Maus” has put all accusations to shame. A small excerpt of a panel on page 149 (shown above) could be used to defend the book if deciphered objectively. Through his techniques

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Maus PaperArt Spiegelman’s Maus, is a unique way of looking at history. Through the use of comics, Spiegelman allows the reader to draw their own conclusions within the parameters of the panes of the comic. Unlike reading a textbook in which the author describes every detail about the subject matter, comics allow for the reader to draw their own conclusions from the information given to them. Also by reading a serious comic such as Maus, we are able to break away from Maus has an interesting

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“How are the different characters in Maus affected by guilt?” Discuss with reference to the text. In the World of Maus, we see the types of guilt different characters experience throughout the graphic novel. In many ways the relationship between Vladek and Art is the central topic of the book, and this narrative deals extensively with feelings of guilt. Whether that is the impact on Art from Anja’s death, or the guilt Vladek felt as a survivor. Maus revolves around this relationship between past

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In response to Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel, Maus, I have created a sequential art series, which would be considered a comic (Eisner, 2008). This comic titled, Holocaust, explores the complexities of survival despite extreme persecution a prevalent theme in Maus. I have also used anthropomorphism in these illustrations, which also has a strong presence in Maus. In this comic a forest is persecuted as it is set on fire, all the trees of this forest face danger and a high likelihood of death; comparable

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Persepolis and Maus: Two Survivors and Their Stories.Of the many items that help enhance the horror of the Nazi Holocaust, one of the most notable is what it had of systematic and bureaucratic. Not only killing people, which would have had already been enough, but precisely being made in a quiet and civilized way. It is not strange the image of the Nazi leader quoting his favorite poet while sending to death hundreds of people, belying the myth that culture and education make people better. The

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