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On page 8/9, it seems to foreshadow someone being left behind, the drawing is of a man and woman, the woman seems to be clinging on the legs of the man. While the man seems to be annoyed, the woman seems to be wailing out to him. The words being them, “the Sheik”, translates to slang meaning “a man held to be masterful and irresistibly charming to women.” One event that occurs is Artie comes back home to see his father, Vladek. The main reason he comes to see him is because Artie needs to know about his father’s life in Poland during the war for his book that he wants to draw. Another event is that we learn that Vladek and his current wife don’t get along well. However, we still don’t know for what reason. A third event is that Vladek is introduced to a woman named Lucia. As we continue to read. Lucia just becomes someone who is always where Vladek is, and she gets very attached. Next, Vladek meets Anja. Vladek is introduced to her by his cousin. Even though she wasn’t “attractive” as other women, Vladek continues to be attracted to her as time goes on. The last event is Anja begins to not contact Vladek. Because they live in different towns, their only way of communicating is via cellphone. When Vladek goes to see Anja, he learns the reason why she stopped contacting him because of some rumors about him. The irony of Artie’s and Vladek’s conversation is that when Vladek tells Artie to not include the information about Lucia, Artie states that he should because it would make the story more HUMAN, even though the two are represented as mice.

On page 22/25, the cover can foreshadow a war is about to start. The cover is a picture of some people (mice) looking up at a swastika flag. However, the words, “The Honeymoon”, II don’t get how that plays a part. One event that happens is that Artie keeps going back to see his father. The reason is to hear more of his story while he updates his book. Another event is that we learned that Anja was involved with communists by translating things to German. She later asked a seamstress to hide the files she had with her so she wouldn’t get arrested.  Next, Vladek started his own textile factory. Anja’s father starts talking to Vladek about wanting their grandchild to be well off, and while Vladek states he could maybe start a textile shop, Anja’s father gives him enough money to make a factory. The fourth event is that Anja and Vladek have their first child, Richiev. We learn that he was born before the war began, he was premature, and he is currently not alive. Lastly, the last event is that Anja becomes depressed. She begins to talk about how she doesn’t want to live anymore. The animals that are used to portray the Germans and Polish are pigs and cats. Pigs are usually known to be dirty and messy while cats are more known to keeping to themselves.  I liked the way Spiegelman used different animals because it helps me understand their dynamics more.

On page 38/41, the cover foreshadows how violent the Germans were. One event that occurred is Artie and Vladek bickering. They mainly bicker about how Vladek always made Artie eat foods he didn’t like. Another event is that Vladek was barely trained before going into the field. He often got little sleep and barely ate. Next, an officer makes Vladek shoot. As the officer saw that Vladek’s gun was cold, he commanded him to shoot. The fourth event that occurred is that Vladek finally makes it back to his family. He asks one of the people working on the train to help him sneak back to his town, and the man complied. Lastly, as Artie is heading out, he notices that Vladek threw out his jacket. Vladek tell him how he should start dressing better. Spiegelman visually shows up some Nazi’s murdering Jews and others drinking liquor and having a good time.  This shows how the Nazi’s enjoyed killing them. The incident with Artie and his father shows that Vladek just wants the best for his son, but he doesn’t know how to show it. Artie just wants his dad to stop making his decisions for him since he’s an adult now.

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Artie is Vladek and Anja's son. He is currently writing a book over his father's experience in war.

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Spiegelman, Art. Maus : a Survivor's Tale. New York :Pantheon Books, 19861991. Print. Ch 1-3

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Spiegelman writing style is not approved by many because it is in a form of a graphic novel, so all the images are giving the readers the answers as you read through. He writes with Vladek having imperfect English that helps bring out the book more in terms of the dialogue like when he make some of the words bold that doesn't really need to be bold,"I have for you a warmer one"(pg. 69). He uses the allusion of the Jews being mice and the Germans being cats and we all know that mice is the prey for cats to kill and get rid of them. His overall writing style helps reader understand what he is trying to say.

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diana_medina_uhs (Diana Medina), “MAUS Reading Blog.” Padlet, https://padlet.com/diana_medina_uhs/ff7slmjogxd6

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Anja is Vladek's late wife and Artie's mom. She died of suicide.

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Vladek is a survivor of the Holocaust and is Artie's father.

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Mala is Vladek's second wife. Her and Vladek don't get along very well.

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Lucia was Vladek's girlfriend before he met Anja. She was very clingy towards him.

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kathryne_05. “Vladek's Life Timeline.” Timetoast, www.timetoast.com/timelines/vladeks-life--3