Maus 1: A Survivor's Tale
By Art Spiegelman
p. 295
ISBN-10: 0394747232
ISBN-13: 978-0394747231
Pantheon Books
Annotation: It is the story of Vladek Speigelman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and his son, a cartoonist coming to terms with his father's story.
Summary:
Told with a cryptic realism not traditionally expected from graphic novels, Art Spiegelman tells the story of his families experience through the Holocaust. Nazis and the subjugated Jews are represented as the quintessential cat and mice. As the repressive actions of the Cats (Nazi) begins to restrict the actions of the Mice( Jews) moving toward a “final solution”. A solution that could spell the end of all mice kind. Though this Graphic Novel, Spiegelman examines the difficulties of age and cultural barriers even among family members. This story through haunting images that are jarring and still accessible to younger generations.
Summary:
Told with a cryptic realism not traditionally expected from graphic novels, Art Spiegelman tells the story of his families experience through the Holocaust. Nazis and the subjugated Jews are represented as the quintessential cat and mice. As the repressive actions of the Cats (Nazi) begins to restrict the actions of the Mice( Jews) moving toward a “final solution”. A solution that could spell the end of all mice kind. Though this Graphic Novel, Spiegelman examines the difficulties of age and cultural barriers even among family members. This story through haunting images that are jarring and still accessible to younger generations.
Through the quick thinking and luck by Vladek through the graphic respesentation of Art, we are able to experience the horrific tragedies of the Holocaust in a way that is still approachable. This novel will be impossible to put down once started, and will stick with you for years to come.
This novel is the perfect combination of art and history it is true to life and graphic in the descriptions of the tragedies that occurred. This novel may be a quick read but is by no means a "light" one. Readers of this traumatic story will be forever moved by its realness and unwavering honesty
This novel is the perfect combination of art and history it is true to life and graphic in the descriptions of the tragedies that occurred. This novel may be a quick read but is by no means a "light" one. Readers of this traumatic story will be forever moved by its realness and unwavering honesty
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