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¨When I was little, if I didnt eat everything that was served, Pop and I would argue til I ran to my room crying...(Spiegelman, 43) When Vlad was a POW, the germans starved him. Because of this, Vlad doesnt want Ártie to go though the same struggles as him. This is also shown later when he gives Artie a new coat.

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His experience in the POW camp makes him want only the best for his son and this is shown when he insists on his son wearing a brand new jacket instead of his shabby old jacket. This attitude helped in the camps because he understood the importance of using what you have to the most you can (Spiegelman 53 & 67).

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"  I can tell you other stories, but such private things, I don't want you should mention (Spiegelman 23) Vladek may not want to speak about his past because it could be used against him. Such as when he needed a train ride to his home he didn't say his past because being a Jew could be a reason someone would deny him help.

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In the POW camp he struggles with starvation since he was well fed as a child and he doesn't want his son to not experience being well fed. He wants the best for his son.

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When Vladek was in the prisoner of war camp, he was forced to clean the stables in an hour. This resulted in Vladek wanting to have everything be as clean as possible. When Vladek tells Artie that he is "dropping on the carpet cigarette ashes", this shows the reader that Vladek is a neat freak because of his past and having to clean the stable (Spiegelman 52).

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youŕe a pole like me so I can trust you... the stinking Nazis had me in the war prison... I just escaped (Art Spiegelman 64)
Vladek qants to be there for his family and his son in his present life

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"See this mess? It better be spotlessly clean in one hour. UNDERSTAND!" (Spiegelman 52)
This affected his present life because he kept his house really clean.
It helped him because he constantly stayed positive and encouraging and that helped him be mentally tough and survive.

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Whenever Vladek is talking about his past, the color and tone get darker. For example, when he was talking about being in the trenches (page 48), the background is significantly darker than the dinner room section.

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Vladek's past affects his present life, because he's experienced lot in his life that most people have not. His mentality gave him hope through the difficult times in war. "So we worked day after day. We survived. Week after week. The same." After surviving through this "in 10 minutes I was free."

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Jace Knauth, Tristan Treadway, Tyler Minors Group 4

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Jace Knauth, Tristan Treadway, Tyler Minors Group 4

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Whenever he talks about his past the color gets darker probably because it was a hard time.

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In chapter 3 the panels are shaded and more dark. There is a lot more filled in spaces with black. It uses white areas to emphasize more important parts of the panel. The tone is more mysterious and grim. This gives the reader a sense of darker emotion.

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So far in the story, the theme is about overcoming your struggles. Some examples of this are when Anja gets over her depression and Vladek managed to go home to his family.

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In the flashbacks the colors are darker indicating that it is a darker, scarier mood because of the bad memories that flashback comes with.

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When the story was talking about the notsees ;) the color scheme was darker. Also durring Flashbacks

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We've noticed how the colors or tone of the panel varies from different subjects. This could be based on his memory of the events or the intensity of the scene. We also noticed how also noticed how Vladek's past affects the way he treats his son, which can strain their relationship.

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Vladek was put through an immoral and dark time. So far, the author has explained this very well and has made good seperations between the past and the present. This graphic novel is easy to follow. The panels representing the past are more filled in with dark colors.

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The theme of the story thus far is war changes peoples outlooks on life. When Vladek gives Art a new coat we as the readers know that he does it because he wants his child to not have to experience the cold that he had experienced at his age.

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On page 57 the dream is totally different from the rest of the book by having a deeper and darker tone. The darkness symbolizes things to come more than the white backgrounds of conversations and is more detailed than the normal chain of events.

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The theme is perseverance and overcoming struggles that not many people would ever think about. (56 & 57) They get better food and living space but the work is ten times harder than it was at the POW camp.

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So far in the book the theme has been overcoming your past. The main person this focuses on is Vladek and how he went through the war and the concentration camps, though he still has a future and cares for people when no one had cared for him. He show an example of this by giving his son a new jacket.

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The theme of Maus so far is to not let your past determine your future.

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The color scheme is a little bit darker and staged as how you would read it years ago. It creates the tone gloomy and sad because of him not getting enough food and good living conditions along with all the depression going on at the moment

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It is a good book and is easy to follow along on what is happening and has good character development and shots the personalities of the characters.

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One thing we have noticed is the fact that even though it is a graphic novel it still reads like a normal book. This is saying that we don't look at the pictures while we read, we just jump from text box to text box. When reading like this, the pictures- no matter how detailed they are- blend into the background. Not to say they don't add to the book, it just isn't the main thing to focus on.

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The main theme is over coming your past along with your struggles. When Ana returns home she becomes happier and overcomes her depression.

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The theme so far is that some problems are inescapable, so adapt to make the most of it. In the story Vladek says "I'm not going to die, and I won't die here! I want to be treated like a human being!" (Spiegelman 54). This tells us that Vladek is determined to survive, even if he has to adapt to new surroundings and situations.

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I really like the text and art style that Spiegelman uses to creatively portray different events that happened in the life of his father and others. i think it is a very eye opening way of showing ww2 and all of the emotional politics going on.

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So far our group has mixed opinions on the graphic novel, it would be preferred if the story was written as an actual novel rather than a mixed comic. The story has a very unappealing art style and colour palette, however the story itself has been mildly enjoyable.

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Vladek's life is very eventful. So many interesting things happen in his life. The book seems to be fiction or made up simply on how crazy his story is.

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During the flashback the color scheme was darker, because it showed the darker times in the poem and a dark tone was presented. The reader can infer this based off of the war times and everything going on with the Jews and Nazis.  

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During the flashback the color scheme was darker, because it showed the darker times in the poem and a dark tone was presented. The reader can infer this based off of the war times and everything going on with the Jews and Nazis.  

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I believe that the theme is even if it doesn't directly effect you, help people out that are in need. You can see this when Vladek says "I'm trying to get to Sosnowiec-back to my family." Then the "pig" says, "Don't worry....when we get border, hide in here." The pig wasn't getting in trouble or taken by the 🤬's but helped Vladek get back to his family.

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We believe that this story has been interesting and gives a good plot so far full of eventful things. We also love how they use different shades of colors and how through their faces we can see their expressions and feelings.