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In Book 2 chapter one, it seems like the concertation camps were starting to begin, and people were slowly being sent to them. On page 15. Art talks with his wife about he would sometimes think about Richiev. Artie stated that he feels like he could’ve never win against his brother. He thought his parents were prouder of Richiev than Art himself. The Polish priest tries to cheer Vladek up when he finds Vladek crying by telling him what the numbers on his arm meant. For example, Vladek’s number started with the number “17”, so the Priest said that 17 in Hebrew meant 17 is a good omen. Vladek’s number ended with “13”, and the Priest stated that 13 is the age that a Jewish becomes a man. The numbers added up to 18, which means the Hebrew number of life. The Priest insisted to Vladek that he would make it out alive. Mandelbaum seemed very unfortunate and wasn’t as resourceful as Vladek was. To me, it seems like bad things happened to Mandelbaum all the time, it was as if he just been to the wrong place at the wrong time situation. In this chapter. Vladek seems to be more considerate for other people other than himself. For example, Vladek starts to teach one of the Kapo English willing. Also, since Vladek was helping the Kapo learn English, he was given the chance to pick clothes that fit him right. Vladek got that chance to bring a spoon and a belt for Mandelbaum too. One event that occurred in chapter 1 is that Vladek calls Artie to come back to Catskills because he had a heart attack. Another event is that we learned that Mala left Vladek. A third event is that Vladek’s neighbors pull Artie aside and tell him that he NEEDS to stay with his dad and take care of him. Another event is that Vladek tell Artie that him and Anja were separated during the war. Lastly, we learned that Vladek used to be more considerate back in the war.

I’m not very good at trying to see a hidden message in stories, but in pages 40-47, Artie draws himself as a child almost as if he’s stuck. While the reporters are all in face, that’s when he transforms himself to a kid, and to me it seems like Artie still feels like he doesn’t know how to handle all of these things yet. It seems like Artie is still struggling to accomplish his book, and he hasn’t figured out a way to motivate himself to write it.  Vladek talked A LOT about the war in this chapter, but it was mainly about his experience in there. He talked a lot about how he worked. He first began to help a Kapo learn English. In return, Vladek was given better food. Another job Vladek had was a shoemaker. Vladek kind of lied about being good at the job, but he wasn’t too bad either. What’s ironic about the last panels in chapter 2 is that Artie is killing mosquitoes with pesticide, and pesticide is what was used in the gas chambers to kill the Jews.

When Artie shares with Vladek a story about Jews revolting and killing 3 SS guards, Vladek seems to not really care. He says that they were killed for anyway. To me, it seemed like Vladek thought it was a dumb idea because it backfired quickly. The only reason Vladek survived out of the cable car was because he made a little bed of sorts. Vladek still had a thin blanket with him, so he made a hammock like area, and laid up there to rest. As they were driving, they notice a hitchhiker and pick him up to take him to his location. Because of this, we quickly learn that Vladek is racist, which is really ironic. Franciose is disgusted by Vladek’s by how rude and disrespectful he was being. She found it shocking how he could be racist, when Vladek himself was a victim of the Holocaust. Since Vladek can’t remember much from a day but can remember the war accurately, it tells me that his experience was immensely traumatizing that he remembers every detail. One event that occurs is that Vladek makes everyone go to the grocery store so he could change out his cereal. Another event is that during the war, Vladek hid in an unused attic until the camp is evacuated. A third event is that the Nazis made all of the Jews march into Germany to Gross-Rosen, a small camp with no gas chambers. Another event is that in order to receive food, all prisoners are forced to remove their shirts for inspection before every meal. If the shirt has lice, they are denied food. Lastly, we learn that Vladek is racist when Franciose stops for a hitch hiker. He kept saying slurs about the hitch hiker because he was black.

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I haven't seen any references to other Holocaust related books in Spiegelman's writing, but I do notice a difference between his books and others. The main thing is the way they describe the tragedy and deaths of the Jews. For example, in The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, when she writes about the deaths it is mostly not graphic. She will most likely leave the imagination up to you. However with Spiegelman, he makes it VERY graphic. For example, when Vladek is describing on how the Nazis will kill the Jews he states, "We pulled bodies apart apart with hooks. Big piles, with the strongest on top, older ones and babies crushed below... often the skulls were smashed. Their fingers were broken from trying to climb up the walls... and sometimes their arms were as long as their bodies, pulled from the sockets. They pulled the bodies with an elevator up to the ovens -many ovens- and to each one they buried 2 or 3 at a time" (Spiegelman 71). This to me shows that Spiegelman isn't afraid to go into detail about what happened.

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Artie's dad and the husband of deceased Anja. He is married to Mala now. Holocaust survivor

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The son of Anja and Vladek. He is married to Franciose

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The mother of Artie and the late wife of Vladek. She committed suicide

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Artie's wife

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Vladek's current wife. She has currently left him.

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He tried to help Vladek calm down back when the Holocaust was occurring.

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A friend of Vladek's back in the Holocaust. He was never as resourceful as Vladek.

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Spiegelman, Art. Maus II : a Survivor's Tale : and Here My Troubles Began. New York :Pantheon Books, 1991. Print.

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'Maus: A Survivor's Tale - Art Spiegelman" Transnationalism and Diaspora in Creative Practices, http://transnationalismdiaspora-lwc.weebly.com/maus-a-survivors-tale.html

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diaana_medina_uhs (Diana Medina)
"MAUS: Book 2 Reading Blog"
Padlet, https://padlet.com/diana_medina_uhs/dianasmausllblog

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By the title and picture, I think Vladek will talk about how he was saved from the camps. I think Americans were represented was Dogs because dogs chase away cats from the mice. It makes sense because even though the Americans and Jews aren't close, Americans and Germans already have tension between them. I think the picture scattering was symbolic because Vladek tells Artie different family members who have suffered from the war. One event that happens is that Anja eventually made it back to their home in Sosnowiec through a Russian side of Poland. Another event is that Vladek took a lot longer to get free. A third event is that Vladek was almost killed, but a SS officers' girlfriend stopped the shooting. Another event is that Vladek and the other leave and escape from the guards. Lastly, Vladek shows Artie old photographs of his family members.
In the text and picture, I think this chapter will be about Vladek's life after the war ended.  Since Vladek can't remember days from before but can remember the Holocaust shows that the Holocaust was so traumatic that he remembered every little detail.  I think Artie uses Vladek's photo at the end of the book instead of the beginning to leave more affect on the readers.  The drawings on the tombstone can show who Anja and Vladek were, and can know what they been through.

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This book opened my eyes to events I never knew about. Of course I know that many Jews suffered from the Holocaust, but I just never realized how horrible it was. I think the reason why this book had more of an affect on me than others is because this included more graphics. The book was mainly just about Artie learning about the Holocaust through his father's experience. I applaud the author for including such graphics in the book. Since such violent things are never included in some arts, I think he was really brave for doing so. I recommend this book to anyone who is really interested into learning some events that happened during the Holocaust, and also likes comics. I give this book a 9.5/10.