Maus was written by Art Spiegelman, the offspring of the
survivors of the Holocaust during the German World domination of Europe. Using
comic strips as his format, he uses different points of views throughout the
story. The article Spiegelman’s Maus: The Intentional Subversion of
Genre and Cultural Norm is an
analysis of Maus and its structure. It analyzes everything
in a comic form with the detailed pictures and a text explaining it. The reading
offers many prospective as before, during, and after the holocaust with each
view connecting and affecting the others. In this world of symbols their
society is connected through personification with mice representing Jews and
pigs the Polish. Although many may consider this an informal form of
literature, this is a serious subject that involves one of history’s most
tragic wars World War II. This narrative takes place for Art to help him
understand his Jewish roots. Breaching the pass and present, Maus offers an understanding to its
readers about history.
If Vladek
loved Anja so much why doesn’t he respect his second wife Mala, just the same?
If Vladek was
a Jew like many others, why didn't he meet the same fate as many other Jews?
