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One thing we can learn from Vladek is to value our loved ones. They will not be with us forever so don't take them for granted and we have to make the most of what time we do have with them.
Another lesson we have learned is that real wealth does not have to be monetary. Wealth can be your happiness and the love you have from your family and friends.
One last lesson that we can takeaway from Vladek is you should always try and be ready for anything. What happened during the holocaust was unimaginable but now that it happened we can be prepared to stop something like it in the future. Quoting boy-scouts: "Always be prepared".

Overall the book was great and very insightful because it showed us more of what happened during the holocaust good and bad and allowed us to compare with the book Night.

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The book begins during the 1930s and goes into the 1940s. Vladek's story begins in Poland. He visits Czechoslovakia to take Anja to the mental institute. "Right away we went. The sanitarium was inside Czechoslovakia" (32). Afterwards he is back in Poland and eventually goes to Germany. At the end of the book, in 1944, Vladek is back in Poland being taken to the Auschwitz death camp. "This was 1944... we knew everything. And here we were" (157).

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He brings a sense of practicality and preparedness to the worlds, as he seems to have a plan for most things. He has made multiple bunkers for him and his family to hide in. He's also arranged plans for his family to get out of Poland. He also protects those that he can. On multiple occasions, he has sent his family away from him, or hidden those around him, because it wasn't safe for them to be by him.

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To others, he brings a sense of safety and relief, as he is well known to others because of family or friends, and they like knowing he's alive. "'My son! Thank god you're safe!'"(65).

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He sees opportunity and danger in the world. When he walks down the street, he looks for things that he could have a use for in his life. He also realizes that not everyone is going to help him, and that they might hurt him sooner or later. He spends time with his family and friends. He spends most of the book with his wife, Anja, and frequently interacts with his friends. "I walked first to my parents house, what I thought I might never see again"(64).

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Others treat him with respect and care, unless he does something they really don't like. This is because he has helped multiple people survive and so they might owe him their life. He also does business with people, and is well known for getting things done and so is trusted and respected. "'If you get any cloth, come see me. This note will get you past the doorman.' The note told that I worked with him. Such a paper could be useful to have"(77).

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Depending on who he talks to changes his speech. When with Anja, it's usually soft and kind words, when with business, it's more formal, and Mala usually receives harsh words. Because of these words, it can inferred who he has a good relationship with and who he doesn't. Also, he talks in an agreeable fashion with someone else if he's trying to get something from them. "Something. Must. You. Worse. Jews."

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A problem he faces is finding a safe place for his son Richieu to go to, Anja didn't help. He attempt multiple times to find a safe place for him to go. He mentions that despite all he did for his son, Richieu was killed while other kids he knew that had left earlier had survived. "'I'll never give up my baby. NEVER!'"(81).

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A problem he was facing was staying hidden from the Germans. They were everywhere, and very difficult to run from due to the various tactics they used. The constant watchfulness of the Germans when guarding certain areas made escaping them particularly hard. "Therefore, I arranged for us a very good hiding spot - in our cellar, where it was a coal storage"(110).

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He wants to support and keep his family alive. He also wants to be prepared for anything that might come his way. He is driven by past trauma during the Holocaust, where his son died, and he was in constant need of supplies. "'Why always you want to buy things when you can find!? Anyway, this wire they don't have it in any stores.'"(116). Vladek always plans and looks out for his family. He brought some of the goodies he got from writing letter for Anja when they were on the truck. "Here, darling. I have a present for you.. I had still things I got by writing this letter" (157).

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He care about his family, money, saving items and staying alive. On multiple occasions has he saved items that he's picked up on his journey that either helped him on the long run or made someone else happy. He worries plenty about his family and how he is going to survive. He reacted pretty badly too to when his factory got robbed and when he lost a lot of money, in the 'present', he is barely using any of the money in his bank account. "We were so happy we came through. But we worried now-were our families safe?"(91).