The graphic novel Maus gives a first person perspective of how it affected him as an individual and not as a whole group of people which gives the context of the novel a more personal feel. The emotions Art’s father, Vladek feels and experiences are brought out because of the personalization of the novel and it is easy to become attached to the characters and would be easy for students to connect to and understand more because emotions are attached. The author still uses animals to portray
Identity as Presented in Maus Throughout all forms of literature, identity plays a large role in the characters. This ideal shows how we, the reader, view them, how they view themselves, and how other characters in the story view them as well. But what if this identity gets lost in the mix, stolen from the character without them even knowing what has occurred? Written by Art Spiegelman, this novel presents a memoir esk story of the main character, Artie, and his father, Vladek, telling the story
millions of Jews under the direction of Adolph Hitler. Art Spiegelman’s poignant novel- Maus: A Survivor’s Tale- reflects the story of his parents, told by his father, surviving the Holocaust. Spiegelman tells his father’s story not only through his father’s diction but also with tragic pictures. Spiegelman catches the reader with the use of literary elements of symbolism and metaphor as well as his art throughout the novel. With the help of his father, Vladek Spiegelman, Art Spiegelman is given insight