The Use Of Animals In Maus By Art Spiegelman

In the book called Maus by Art Spiegelman, it tells the story about a mouse named Valdek Spiegelman, who is a Holocaust survivor, and his son Artie. Artie writes a book on his father and the terrifying experience he dealt with when surviving the Holocaust.

Shelton describes about how younger stones want to move more than the older stones want them to. In addition, he goes on to illustrate how each and every stone went on a journey. He lastly decides to explain the experiences both generations of stones may share. “The Stones”, a short story by Richard Shelton shows that the differences shared between younger and older generations outweigh the similarities that is bonded between them as well. The family ties and bonds that the stones share go to show that there are definitely some similarities between each generation of stones, no matter what their age.

The novel “Maus” is a story based on Vladek Spiegelman, a Jewish survivor of the Holocaust. In the Maus, it goes back and forth between two first person narrators, which is Valdek and Art. Art Spiegelman is the author of the graphic novel Maus and the co-narrator. Artie Spiegelman tell his story in first perspective about his conflicted relationship with his father. Art Spiegelman tape records his father testament, takes notes, and researches his parents past experiences during the Holocaust. In addition, Vladek Speigeleman is a first person narrator that tells his story about his life during the Holocausts. However, Maus is a strange combination of memoir and non-fiction told through a comic. Consequently, Vladek and Artie are two unreliable

Maus is successful by the special way of describing a historical tragedy, the whole story is written in graphic memoir. Art Spiegelman uses animals to represent each category of character in the story, and each animal has a certain meaning. He replaces cats as Nazis, pig as Polish, dog as Americans, and mouse, just like the title of the story, Jews. We associate with Tom and Jerry which is cats chasing mouse when we think of mice. Nazi, which is cats, treat Jews like hunting mice.

Spiegelman is an American born cartoonist and editor born in 1948. He has been extremely successful throughout his career, working for numerous comic lines. There’s no doubt that Maus certainly was his greatest work. You could consider Spiegalman’s experience to be his best credential. Maus is a graphic novel that depicts basically a cat and mouse representation of the Holocaust. A graphic novel as defined by Webster’s dictionary is a “fictional story that is presented in comic strip format and published as a book.”(1) Maus tells the story of Spiegelmans father, and his experience as a Jew during the Holocaust. A subtopic within the novel includes Spiegelman interviewing his father, Vladek, and getting him to tell his story. All of the characters and countries are represented by animals that depict the characters role within the story.

Thesis: Art Spiegelman writes about the pain and suffering that the jews endured during the Holocaust. In Muas 1 Spiegelman writes about the slow oncoming of the holocaust through the eyes of Vladek a relatable character to show the harm and pain that it inflicted on his life.

Art Spiegelman, the author of the highly acclaimed graphic novel, Maus, portrays the characters in his book in a very distinctive and potent way. Spiegelman’s novel chronicles the life of his father, Vladek, who is a Holocaust survivor. He uses racial stereotypes to depict each character by his or her nationality; Jews as mice, Germans as cats, and Poles as pigs. This unique portrayal of the characters can be attributed to the positive reception that Maus received upon its release.

Source B, “The Stages of Genocide,” and Source D, “The Terrible Things” by Eve Bunting, both demonstrate how the Holocaust was the responsibility of the people by displaying how other people differentiate ethnic groups. In Source B, “The Stages of Genocide,” Stage 1 states, “People’s differences are not respected. Groups considered as different are often excluded from certain activities.” To be brief, by including the detail, “People’s differences are not respected,” and “…often excluded from certain activities,” the stage declares that no matter what group a person is in, they will always be differentiated by how they look and the religion they are a part of. Not only will a person will be discriminated, but will also be shut out by other groups who do not accept them as well as appear to only the negative sides of them. In a like manner, “The Terrible Things” by Eve Bunting can also display how people discriminate others. In Source D the following line said by the Big Rabbit, “But the Terrible Things don’t

The graphic novel, Maus by Art Spiegleman, vividly depicts the story of Vladek Spiegleman's experiences of the Holocaust. The hardships of the Holocaust continually influence Vladek, and resonate through future generations, ultimately affecting his son, Art. Maus contains two primary narratives one taking place in Poland during World War II(WWII), and the other taking place in New York during the late 1970s to the early 1980s. The relationship between these two narratives of the past and present seems to be the central idea in this graphic novel. The story illustrates the past experiences of Vladek during the holocaust and how it shapes the present.  Due to the unusual style, it is at times very hard for Art Spiegleman to get the characters'

Jew’s that lived in Germany or Poland in the late 1930’s and 1940’s lived under constant fear for being found. A Jew’s life during this time consisted of hiding from the ruthless Nazi campaign. These grim times pressured many Jews to change their appearance and lifestyle in order to blend in with the non-Jewish crowd. This act of concealment was displayed particularly effectively in the Art Spiegleman’s Maus: A Survivors Tale. In this graphic novel Spiegleman portrayed his father’s survival stories of the holocaust with mice as Jews, cats as Germans, pigs as Poles, and more animals for different racial backgrounds. As depicted on page 136, the mice would sometimes wear pig mask in order to disguise themselves as Poles, and in this case they

Stone outlines the misunderstandings, suffering and enmity between two brothers. The story is about a strained relationship between two brothers who reside in Harlem. Sonny and the narrator have a long history of misunderstanding which is later settled after the death of Grace (narrator’s daughter). The narrator further points out how grace in the bible symbolizes God’s mercy. The story portrays the racial inequality in Harlem as well as the decayed urban landscapes that exists today. It also outlines how Christian teachings help Christ followers to realize their sins and turn

After the Sivalinga stone is stolen from the village, all of their crops burn and the village enters an extreme famine. The people ask Indy to help them retrieve the sacred stone and free their children

Yann Martel offers two accounts of Pi’s survival story so that Pi is able to personify animals and also give animalistic qualities to humans. This exchange is only seen after both accounts are read. The reader is able to determine which he or she accepts as reality, but since the facts of the story go unchanged and both tales are primarily the same, the sole purpose is to highlight the traits humans and animals posses. Yann Martel exemplifies human traits in animals and animal traits in people through his claim in passage A by telling the two stories of Pi’s survival.

Thirty years ago, Art Spiegelman published the book Maus about his father’s experience through the Holocaust and most importantly his survival. Taking a closer look at Maus it is seen that he uses many forms of symbolism within this story in order to portray his meaning more prudently. It is probably one of the most obvious features present when first reading this graphic novel. Why does he choose to use animals in the telling of his story? Each animal portrays a specific group and it also comes with those similar characters. Spiegelman’s father, a Jew, and all the other Jewish during the Holocaust are portrayed as Mice who are vulnerable and can be easily taken advantage of. The Germans are portrayed as cats who catch mice as their prey. The

The book Maus is written by Artie Spiegelman. Artie’s father is a Holocaust survivor, and a prisoner of war; this is the main event of the story. Artie uses imagery in the form of animals to display race in the graphic novel of Maus. The survivors of the Holocaust are burdened with mental disorders; Artie acknowledges the trauma and the effect it has on the survivors as well as the people around them. Artie uses figurative language and imagery to demonstrate relationships and mental health issues.