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When it comes down to it, who truly has the right to say what is a right or wrong representation to an event such as the Holocaust? Perhaps the survivors or maybe the Nazi’s themselves. Maus and Son of Saul are both pieces of work that provide their own twist on representing the Holocaust. Maus tells a historically accurate story while using a comic book approach as it’s vessel. On the other hand, Son of Saul is a fictitious movie with horrific details that actually occurred in the past. Although

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Art Spiegelman, the author of Maus 1: My Father Bleeds History and Maus 2: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began, conveys many messages through his black and white illustrations in his graphic novels. Spiegelman uses a system of representation based on racial identity to portray his characters. The use of the mouse and cat can be seen throughout the novel to represent the characters, enabling Spiegelman to convey the complexity of each character. There is a constant reference to identity

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In the books Maus I & II by Art Spiegelman, there are many themes and motifs that are very similar to ones of the movie The Pianist. The two main characters in Maus and The Pianist’s stories are alike in many ways. For example you can see that both of the men show resourcefulness, the relationships they had with people around them, the motivations they had to get out alive, and their theme of luck. Throughout both the movie and the book you see how both of the men are very resourceful and use their

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Amber Yvette BazanEng. 1301.S61Ms. EtheringtonDec. 3, 2014Maus: Response Paper 1In chapter one of Maus by Art Spiegelman, Artie sets out to visit his father, Vladek, in Rego Park after being away for nearly two years. Vladek has remarried to Mala after Artie 's mother 's suicide. Artie convinces his father to tell him his story so that he may write a book about his life in Poland and the war. Vladek begins his story by explaining how he met Artie 's mother, Anja. In the beginning of chapter

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Holocaust in which millions of Jews were killed. Maus tells the story of father who was a Polish Jew at the time of the Holocaust. Maus is also portrayed visually with high angle shots, low angle shots, curved lines, shadows and rule of thirds. Art Spiegelman drew his graphics in specific way, which was to grab the reader’s attention more to the pictures rather than the words because a photo can explain a thousand words. There are two underlining stories in Maus. One story is telling how Vladeck survived

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people they lost. Decades after the incident, many victims tell their stories they still remember clearly and some of these stories were turned into books. One such book is Maus, a book on a father

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Throughout Art Spiegelman's novels Maus I and Maus II there is major conflicts between Valdek and the other characters in the story. However, both books focus on the conflict between Valdek and his son, Artie. Much of this conflict is based off of Valdek's history rather than Artie's own issues. There are many past events that feed into the conflict that Valdek produces. These past events range from Valdek's first son dying to his experience in the Holocaust on to the death of Valdek's beloved wife

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capture everything that was said previously. In the book Maus, by Art Spiegelmen, the last chapter of the book ends quite subtle, yet dramatic. Maus is a novel that tells the tale of a survivor of the Holocaust, Vladek. His son, Artie, interviews Vladek about his World War II experiences and retells them, including their relationship as well. The ending of the book is one of the most powerful and controversial parts. The last three frames of Maus play as a final memoir of Vladek Spiegelman and portray

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non-fiction and also contain fictional elements. With the use of metaphor, symbolism, and allegory. The story tells about nature of guilt and a guide on the effects of a major historical events in a person life.With a various type of genres and themes, Maus is a good example of a good biography and graphic novel that will give readers a unique experiences on history.2.Which parts of the story did you dislike the most?I didn’t find anything bad about the story, except that it wasn’t a happy ending

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book. Brilliant, just brilliant.”-Jules Feiffer (1)This is a commentary by Jules Feiffer about “Maus”, which is a survivor’s tale created by Art Spiegelman. As you can see from the commentary, this is a wonderful story, not only its the writing but also the art. The author made the story interesting that attracts many readers by changing many things from the first 3 –page version of Maus.To analyse this story, first of all, we need to understand about the writing of this story.Spiegelman

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