... took something away from them, and although they survived, winning the game of life for now they must live with haunting memories for the rest of their life. In Spiegelman's Maus, those who survived, such as Vladek were not necessarily because he lost his family, possessions, and some sanity. In war nobody is a complete winner, and there are only losers. Vladek ... playing bingo, collecting rubbish, and making others miserable with complaints. Vladek had lost direction, and purpose for life, but at the same time has become ungrateful, and even rude. In Maus he compares the suffering fro...

• Word Count: 1087
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... due to his experiences during World War 2. Vladek's personality is very dynamic, and from the incidents that he went through during the Holocaust, he was changed dramatically. The beginning of Maus begins with the reader being thrown into one of the many scenes of Art visiting his father, Vladek. Art initiates a conversation with Vladek about Vladek's past, but Vladek is very ... ...

• Word Count: 863
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... Holocaust into a comic book, using mice to represent the Jews and cats to represent the Nazis. This book, "Maus" (mouse in German), took 13 years to create and finish. When "Maus" hit the book stores, many people had mixed feelings about a book that told the story of one man's ... of a comic. Many people were appalled and disgusted that someone could make something as serious as the Holocaust into a cartoon. However, many critics raved about "Maus." The New York Times said it's "a remarkable feat of documentary detail and novelistic vividness .and unfolding literary event." The Boston Glo...

• Word Count: 2087
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Imagine fighting in WWII, surviving a Nazi concentration camp and living through a wife's suicide. Vladek Spiegelman, the main character in the graphic novel MAUS by art Spiegelman, lives to tell about his tortured life in an interview with his son decades later. The father tells his son the story of how he survived the ... ...

• Word Count: 548
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... camp. Considering the fact that the German soldiers were usually surrounded by men, anyone who could satisfy their sexual urges were made sure not to die. In the illustrated book "Maus", the author describes his experiences in Auschwitz and how he was able to survive. As a goldsmith who was trained in crafting intricate jewelry, he bribed prison officials with his handicraft ... ...

• Word Count: 1163
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School