Maus I: A Survivor's Tale Essay

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Maus I: A Survivor’s Tale is a story of a survivor of the Holocaust, Vladek Spiegelman, and his son trying to understand what his father endured. This story has two views, one being the stories Vladek is telling about his hardships then switches to present day where his son asks questions to help his novel flourish. Even though this story does focus on the Holocaust, it also shows the relationship between a father and son.
The story begins with Artie, Vladek’s son, coming to see him and admitting it was the first time in a while because they weren't that close. He tells his father that he would still like to write the book about his life and the war. Even though his father is reluctant at first he soon begins to tell of his early life. He begins …show more content…
They are over things that are of very little importance, such as spilling pills or putting a coat on a wired hanger, which makes it seem Vladek is short tempered and hard to communicate with. Throughout the entire writing process, Artie, for the first time related and understood his father but at the end of the book Artie learns that the diaries of his late mother have been burned by his father. Artie longed for these diaries throughout the novel wanting more information for his comic. When he learns this their is a big argument which Artie calls his father a murderer and refuses to come back to visit him. The comic Artie was writing gave his father and him more of a relationship and they saw each other more often but after this argument they fall right back to where they started.
Maus is written as a graphic novel rather than a traditional novel to express more of the author’s feelings. I believe his feelings are expressed more effectively than if it was written as a graphic novel. For example, the Jews in this book are depicted as mice and the Nazis are depicted as cats. Cats and mice are known enemies and it helped me understand more of how the author wanted me to know much of enemies the Jews and Nazis
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