https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated Paige Hill 5/13 en-us 2017-05-15 19:02:35 UTC 2023-04-09 13:33:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171932112 My name is Paige Hill. I am in senior year English in Mrs. Ghose's class. I read the graphic novel Maus, and was honestly quite scared to read the novel with the assumption it was going to be boring. I found that it was actually quite interesting with many thick examples of symbolism. This was my face after I realized the graphic novel was actually very intriguing]]> 2017-05-15 19:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171932112 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171933935 Art Spiegelman is an American cartoonist. He also co-edits comic magazines such as Arcade and Raw. He is known for making controversial works of art, and for his work in Maus.]]> 2017-05-15 19:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171933935 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171934646 Art Spiegelman is the son of Holocaust survivors Anja and Vladek. The entire novel is set
where Art is talking about his father's experiences before, during, and after he was sent into concentration camps during WWII. ]]> 2017-05-15 19:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171934646 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171935483 Vladek is the father of Art Spiegelman. His life experiences are the purpose of the story. The events that he lived through during WWII are discussed throughout the novel. We are also introduced to the way the war affected him later in life.]]> 2017-05-15 19:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171935483 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171935921 Richieu's role in this novel is very dynamic. He is Art's brother who was killed before the war. Art feels a sense of resentment for his brother since he will always be innocent to his parents. Vladek carries a picture of Richieu with his always. ]]> 2017-05-15 19:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171935921 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171936652 Tosha is Anja's sister who was left in charge to watch Richieu and her two children. Her job was to protect the kids from the war. Unfortunately, the Nazis invaded their community. She killed herself and poisoned the children. ]]> 2017-05-15 19:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171936652 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171937634 Anja is Art's mother who also was a survivor of the Holocaust. Her character suffers from depression in the novel. We later discover that' after the war she committed suicide. ]]> 2017-05-15 19:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171937634 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171938132 Francoise is Art's wife who we are introduced to later in the novel. She converted to Judaism to please Vladek. She mostly is seen talking to Art about Vladek's condition and their relationship together.  ]]> 2017-05-15 19:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171938132 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171938813 Mala is Vladek's second wife. Their relationship is depicted as very negative in the novel. They don't really get along. Mala leaves Vladek in the later part of the novel. She is also a survivor of the Holocaust. ]]> 2017-05-15 19:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171938813 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171939344 Mr. Zylberburg is a very wealthy man who is Anja's father. He is known for giving Vladek a textile factory to help take care of his family. He passes away in Auschwitz. ]]> 2017-05-15 19:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171939344 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171940349 Orbach saves Vladek from death when he was a prisoner of war by claiming Vladek was his cousin. He is Polish. ]]> 2017-05-15 19:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171940349 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171940812 Although his character was very flat in the novel, we know a lot about how he probably treated Vladek. We are aware that after Vladek's mother died from cancer that Vladek was raised by his father who was quite harsh. He starved Vladek to prepare him for the war, which Vladek looked at as an advantage during the Holocaust. ]]> 2017-05-15 19:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171940812 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171941660 Anja and Vladek pay to hide in her barn. She helped them stay safe for a bit. She also told them about the smugglers that could get them to permanent safety. ]]> 2017-05-15 19:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171941660 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171942167 Pavel is seen as Art's psychiatrist in the novel. Art has a very hard time after his father passed away, and the novel takes a break from it's original plot to describe Art's sessions with Pavel.   ]]> 2017-05-15 20:01:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171942167 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171942724 Yidl works as a boss at the tin shop in Auschwitz. Vladek is scared of him because he is unaware of how to work with tin, which aggravates Yidl. Vladek gives Yidl food rations to keep him happy]]> 2017-05-15 20:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171942724 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171943084 Shivek is Vladek's right hand man whenever they are freed from the war. They both go through several different road bumps together with German Soldiers, but they have each other's backs for the most part.  ]]> 2017-05-15 20:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171943084 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171943952 Owner of a pastry shop that Vladek frequently shopped at. Vladek recognizes Mandelbaum when he is meeting with smugglers who will take them to Hungary. When they are betrayed, Mandelbaum is sent to Auschwitz where he dies. ]]> 2017-05-15 20:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171943952 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171944873 Anja's granparents were advised to move to a community more fit for old people. They refused to move and hid in the family home. When they are discovered they are sent to Auschwitz where they die. ]]> 2017-05-15 20:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171944873 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171945247 Vladek describes a soldier drinking water as Jews are being executed. This truly was the most eye-opening scene for me. ]]> 2017-05-15 20:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171945247 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171945643 Vladek and Other Jews were transported to another camp by a Livestock train which was a very traumatic scene to me because of the suffering of the people. ]]> 2017-05-15 20:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171945643 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171946301 Vladek passes away in real time after the first novel is released. In novel time, Vladek passes away on the last page where he refers to Art as Richieu. ]]> 2017-05-15 20:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171946301 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171946811 During the war, Anja and Vladek are separated. Anja throughout the entire experience at camps keeps a picture of Vladek in his uniform with her. ]]> 2017-05-15 20:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171946811 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171947237 Tosha, Anja's sister, is scared of the German power so she takes the poison she keeps with her to kill herself, her two kids, and Richieu. ]]> 2017-05-15 20:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171947237 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171947500 Anja is caught holding documents from her communist ex-boyfriend. She betrays the town's seamstress to take the trouble off of her. This showed betrayal in the novel for the first time. ]]> 2017-05-15 20:33:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171947500 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171948139 Vladek fakes a heart attack to have Artie and Franciose to come stay with him after Mala leaves him. He is very lonely after this scene in the novel. ]]> 2017-05-15 20:37:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171948139 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171948659 Vladek kills a German soldier during WWI, despite the fact that the soldier surrendered to him. This showed character development of Vladek. ]]> 2017-05-15 20:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171948659 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171948990 Vladek gets a factory from Anja's father to make a living to provide for his family. He is enternally greatful for this. ]]> 2017-05-15 20:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171948990 hill_paige98 https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171949523 This scene horrified me when Vladek discusses the infestation of lice throughout the camp. Dachau was an especially dirty part of the book. ]]> 2017-05-15 20:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hill_paige98/MausIllustrated/wish/171949523