The Graphic novel Maus written by Spiegelman is about the horrors of the Holocaust. Art Spiegelman the son is the narrator of the book and wrote this novel from the outside witnessing first had at what his father goes through after being drafted. The Spiegelman’s are a family originally from Poland during World War 1, he bases his novel off his father Vladek’s experience during the Holocaust. His Father goes onto survive the Holocaust and defeated the Germans wish to kill. Artie’s mother also survived the Holocaust but dealt with post- Holocaust depression, which later led to her death caused by a suicide. Artie was a boy that was faced with a lot of tough situations and dealt with depression himself. This novel is made up of several iconic
