In Art Spiegelman’s comic book, Maus, depict the trauma as well as the survival that look back on the events that happened in the Holocaust. Having Spiegelman’s father, Vladek Spiegelman, in the comic book helped the reader be more attached to the story, along with having a more light hearted effect because the images were depicted as cartoons. One of the reasons that Art Spiegelman told the story in this such way was because of his father saying, “It would take many books, many life, and no one
In the graphic novel, Maus, Art Spiegelman illustrates the life of his father, Vladek Spiegelman, a Holocaust survivor. While regularly visiting his father’s home in Rego Park, Spiegelman interviews his father as he explains his experience in the Holocaust with the purpose of illustrating and sharing his story. Spiegelman incorporates lots of detail when sharing his father’s story, including the past and the present which allows the readers to understand the effects of the tragedy on Vladek’s life