Maus Spiegelman Analysis
Plot In the second part of the book it shows how Art becomes a young kid talking to a therapist. He pours out his feeling about his father reminding him that he couldn’t do anything as well as he could. “Mainly I remember arguing with him...and being told that I couldn’t do anything as well as he could” (Spiegelman 204). This shows how Art’s father have little appreciation of what he has been doing and how everything that he has been through can not compare to the things that he is doing right now. The most important part of the scene is Art getting questioned about the book Maus, and him walking all over the dead bodies. The dead body significe all the dead body that his dad has talked about throughout the story; it fits into the larger context
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Art comes out being admirable toward his dad; and, feeling remorseful. Where as, Vladek comes out as an dauntless person, also as a devoted person. Art shows how admirable he is towards his dad when he talks to the therapist about his father. He states “ Well...sure. I know there was a lot of luck involved, but he was amazingly present minded and resourceful” (Spiegelman 205). This shows how Art admire his dad for surviving all the things that he has been through. Being remorseful is feeling guilty and sorry for his dad. “‘It sounds like you're feeling remorse-maybe you believe you exposed your father to ridicule ‘Maybe, But I tried to be fair and still show how angry I felt’” (Spiegelman 204). Art got caught up in trying to show readers how he feels and at the end he ends up feeling …show more content…
Vladek sums up everything after talking to his wife after Richieu death by saying “‘No, Darling! To die, it’s easy…’ ‘But you have to struggle for life’” (Spiegelman 124). This has a lot of meaning because to be able to survive an individual as a lot of obstacles to overcome. Vladek experience in the camps and out of the camps represent nonstop struggle to survive. From getting beaten, to getting sick everyday Vladek struggle to survive. He is not able to those around him, and he is unable to help Anja, he is left with his own determination to
Art comes out being admirable toward his dad; and, feeling remorseful. Where as, Vladek comes out as an dauntless person, also as a devoted person. Art shows how admirable he is towards his dad when he talks to the therapist about his father. He states “ Well...sure. I know there was a lot of luck involved, but he was amazingly present minded and resourceful” (Spiegelman 205). This shows how Art admire his dad for surviving all the things that he has been through. Being remorseful is feeling guilty and sorry for his dad. “‘It sounds like you're feeling remorse-maybe you believe you exposed your father to ridicule ‘Maybe, But I tried to be fair and still show how angry I felt’” (Spiegelman 204). Art got caught up in trying to show readers how he feels and at the end he ends up feeling …show more content…
Vladek sums up everything after talking to his wife after Richieu death by saying “‘No, Darling! To die, it’s easy…’ ‘But you have to struggle for life’” (Spiegelman 124). This has a lot of meaning because to be able to survive an individual as a lot of obstacles to overcome. Vladek experience in the camps and out of the camps represent nonstop struggle to survive. From getting beaten, to getting sick everyday Vladek struggle to survive. He is not able to those around him, and he is unable to help Anja, he is left with his own determination to