The Nazis and the Jews The Holocaust is one of the most notorious genocides in history. Led by Adolph Hitler‚ the SS and other members of the Nazi Party of Germany terrorized the Jewish population. The Nazis were detrimental to the Jews physically and psychologically. When the Nazi Party took over control of Germany in the 1930’s‚ they already had an idea in mind that any race other than the Aryan was inferior. However‚ their discriminatory attitude was not directed
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Impact of Nazi Policy on Jews 1933- 45 Once the Nazis came to power‚ Jews were subjected to increased discrimination‚ though anti- semitic policy developed in a typically haphazard manner. In 1993 some Jews were deprived of their jobs and in 1935 all lost their citizenship. The pogroms of the Night of Broken Glass in November 1938 symbolised the radicalisation of the regime. The Nazis‚ by then politically and economically secure‚ were free to pursue their aim of Jews out of German life. Jewish
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Castro Maus Topics for Discussion: Comics Technique In Understanding Comics‚ Scott McCloud argues that a face drawn with great detail can represent only one specific person‚ but that a face drawn with few details—a smiley face‚ for instance— could be almost anyone.  Source: Scott McCloud‚ Understanding Comics (DC Comics‚ 1999): 31. Describe the faces in Maus. Are they iconic (could be anyone) or particular (could only be Vladek)? The faces in described in Maus are intensely descriptive
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selective: all details are not created Equal * Be specific Avoid vague word: nice‚ great‚ terrific‚ awful‚ good‚ bad… Show don’t tell * Go for quality description over a large quantity of descriptions * Always keep your thesis in mind MAUS NOTES Rego Park-C 1958 1 Artie’s roller-skate snaps and his friends leave him 2 Artie goes to see his father Vladek‚ who is working in the front yard‚ Artie is crying 3 Vladek ask Artie for help and also why Artie is crying 4 Artie explains that
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Maus is one of the most famous of recent graphic novels. Winner of the prestigious Pulitzer prize for literature‚ it’s the harrowing true story of a Jewish holocaust survivor‚ retold to his son decades later. The story has two main threads. The first is the true story of Holocaust survivor Vladek Spiegelman’s experiences as a young Jewish man during the horrors leading up to and including his confinement in Auschwitz. The second intertwining story is about Vladek as an old man‚ recounting his
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about the usage of the animal metaphor to examine race in Maus. The metaphor of Jews as mice is taken directly from Nazi propaganda‚ which portrayed the Jews as a kind of vermin to be exterminated. The purpose of using this metaphor is therefore to undermine the Nazi propaganda by ironically going with it. So the Jews are depicted as mice‚ but Spiegelman shows the humanity of the mice – their innocence‚ their vulnerability‚ their tragic situation. Using different animals as different races also
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MAUS vs. Animal Farm MAUS by Art Spiegelman is considered‚ by Jules Feiffer to be “A remarkable work‚ awesome in its conception and execution…at one and the same time a novel‚ a documentary‚ a memoir‚ and a comic book. Brilliant‚ just brilliant” (MAUS). MAUS portrays Nazi Germany in all its flaw. Whilst MAUS represents Nazi Germany‚ Animal Farm represents the events leading up to The Russian Revolution. Both of these tales are told to symbolize an important moment in history. Although both of these
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Art Spiegelman’s Maus: My Father Bleeds History has a lot of historical significance such as his first hand account of the effects of the Holocaust‚ how it shows religion and race‚ and its difference with popular culture. The way that Spiegelman shows how the Holocaust has had and is still having effects today is amazing. Instead of showing just the direct effects‚ he takes into consideration the lingering effects and does a great job with it. It is easy to see how this tragic event has had an
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depicts German war hero Karl von Müller as an example of the Nordic racial type. The Nazis considered the Nordic type to be the highest in racial hierarchy within the Aryan race. In its racial categorization‚ Nazism viewed what it called the Aryan race as the master race of the world—a race that was superior to all other races. It viewed Aryans as being in racial conflict with a mixed race people‚ the Jews‚ whom Nazis identified as a dangerous enemy of the Aryans. It also viewed a number of other peoples
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A Game of Cat and Maus Maus and Maus II are both very powerful and moving graphic novels. Both of which discuss one of the worst tragedies known to mankind. Spielgelman used the graphic novel form because it came natural to him‚ however he probably also used it as a way to get a larger audience and to make the subject matter a little less intimidating. However‚ Spielgelman’s use of animals to represent the different races helps the reader better understand the situation in a somewhat entertaining
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