That is a big question these days. How many times in our life do we think we know someone, and then it turns out we are totally wrong. It literally happens all the time. Do we really know the people the people around us, even our friends? Let us see... Think about your closest friend, and ask yourself these questions. What religion are they? How many siblings do they have? What is their biggest fear? Their best memory? Do you even know their Birthday? If any of these questions are answered with a blank stare or lame excuse, you probably don't know that person very well. There are so many things we may not know about people. What they are going through? We as human beings are very quick to judge, assume, and automatically think we know everything about a person. Well, do we? The ultimate answer to that question is a resounding NO!!!! Everyone knows the c...
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On the cover page of chapter four, in the graphic novel, Maus , There is an image of modern day Vladek, in front of a multitude of prisoners in Auschwitz. Behind the prisoners is an American flag covering the entire background. Above the prisoners is the word, "saved" in large letters. This image could mean an assortment of different things. One thing it could represent is the imprisonment by one's own memories. Vladek may not be physically captive in the death camps any longer, but his memories still haunt him and will never let him be truly free. Something else interesting about this image is the similarity between the prisoners uniforms and the American flag. They both contain stripes and some form of stars. This could also relate to the idea of being imprisoned by memories. After they were saved from the camps, they went on to a different kind of imprisonment in America, captivity from their memories. ...
The graphic novel, Maus , by Art Spiegleman, highlights different points of the Holocaust through the author's father, Vladek Spiegleman, and his journey through this horrible time. One part of the composition, on page 119, is when Vladek buys some cake from a neighbor, before the Nazis send them to the concentration camps. Much to his distaste, the cake was made with laundry soap, instead of flour. Everyone who bought a slice that day were "sick like dogs" (Spiegleman 119). This could represent the false hope that many of the Jews felt during this time. Most thought that it would be over soon, and that they would survive. Sadly, almost all of them died. Vladek thought the cake would be a good thing in all of their trials, but found it made them worse. Many thought that they would be okay, but found out that it was not going to end like that. Instead, it would be much worse. Image of Page 119