Maus 1

War is one of the most difficult things to perceive. Learning from textbooks and in class one isn't usually gifted with first person perspective, leaving out much detail. Thankful I had the chance to read Muas 1 by Art Spiegelman, and Watch the first hand experience of a related child, now as an adult, in Duaghter of Danguang. Both this novel and film elaborated on not only how war can change a home yet your family, and how war can mentally skew your perception. Looking into politics today many connections appear between what happened then and what's happening now.

In Daughter of Dangnang, Heidi Bub a vietnamese child, moved by operation babylift, goes back to vietnam to visit her family for the first time since being a child. Both Heidi and myself expected her venture to Vietnam to be one of love and reconnections. The culture difference though not only surprised Heidi, but me as a viewer. The family was very compelled towards money, and was not shy about asking for aid. Back in the United States it is seen as brash and rude to ask for cash; yet Heidi's family not only asked, but stated
By writing this book in first person, Mr. Spiegelman was able to connect us with the characters and let us view the daily struggles of a Jew back in World War 2. For me the hardest concept to deal with is how home changed for Vladek. At the beginning of the novel, he had a wife, had a home, and he most of all felt safe as himself. For Vladek though the holocaust brought much alteration. Instead of home being a safe place, Vladek had the fear of being persecuted or abused for his identity, something he couldn't escape. The fear for me became real and tangible after Anja’s sister Tosha not only took her life, but the ones of her children and Richieu, in attempt to avoid deportation. That home could be such a hateful fearful place, that mom not only took herself yet her children is almost