I chose to draw the different animals that represented different nationalities.
The mouse is the Jew, the pig is the Pole, and the cat is the German.
I also drew the their flags to represent their country.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Author Biography/Historical Review
Art Spiegelman, the author of Maus, was born in Stockholm, Sweden on February 15, 1948. His parents were Vladek Spiegelman and Anja Spiegelman. He grew up in Rego Park in Queens, New York City, New York and graduated from the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan. He also attended Harpur College, now Binghamton University. He never graduated, but he received an honorary doctorate from there 30 years later.
He had one brother named Richieu, but he died before Art was born. Richieu was a kid during World War 2, and was sent to live with his aunt, Tosha, because were she lived seemed safer than where he was living with his parents. When the Germans started deporting Jews, Tosha poisoned herself, Richieu, her daughter Bibi and her niece Lonia, because she didn't want the kids to go through the concentration camps and endure so much pain. Art mentioned that he always had felt a sibling rivalry with a photograph of Richieu, because his parents were still upset about his death.
In the late winter of 1968, Art suffered a nervous breakdown. After being released from a mental hospital, his mother Anja committed suicide. Art made a comic strip about his mom's suicide. Art's father eventually remarried to a woman named Mala.
He had one brother named Richieu, but he died before Art was born. Richieu was a kid during World War 2, and was sent to live with his aunt, Tosha, because were she lived seemed safer than where he was living with his parents. When the Germans started deporting Jews, Tosha poisoned herself, Richieu, her daughter Bibi and her niece Lonia, because she didn't want the kids to go through the concentration camps and endure so much pain. Art mentioned that he always had felt a sibling rivalry with a photograph of Richieu, because his parents were still upset about his death.
In the late winter of 1968, Art suffered a nervous breakdown. After being released from a mental hospital, his mother Anja committed suicide. Art made a comic strip about his mom's suicide. Art's father eventually remarried to a woman named Mala.
Art released the first volume of Maus, in 1986, which is about his parent's story about when they survived the Holocaust. He later released the second volume of Maus: And Here My Troubles Began, in 1991. Maus attracted attention like no other graphic novel had before, earning a spot in the Museum of Modern Art in New York and a special Pulitzer Prize in 1992. The book took thirteen years to finish.
Since it was published, Maus has been the topic of many essays, and has been studied in schools and in universities. It is also used in courses dedicated to the study of European History, English literature, and Jewish History and has been translated into 18 different languages. This book has made an impact on the world and on how they view the Holocaust.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Discussion Director
1. What were Hitler's personal motives for causing the holocaust and was he satisfied even though he ended up losing the war?
2. Did the Holocaust directly affect the war and if so, how
3. What was the reaction of each of the allied countries when they learned of the holocaust and did it inspire or discourage people to join the war
4. Were all of the nazis fighting in the awr fully supportive of Hitler and if so how did this affect the war
5. Could the jews in Auswitz have stood up against the nazis holding them prisoner or did their phisical condition act as a prison on its own
2. Did the Holocaust directly affect the war and if so, how
3. What was the reaction of each of the allied countries when they learned of the holocaust and did it inspire or discourage people to join the war
4. Were all of the nazis fighting in the awr fully supportive of Hitler and if so how did this affect the war
5. Could the jews in Auswitz have stood up against the nazis holding them prisoner or did their phisical condition act as a prison on its own
Correspondent- Anja to Vladek
Vladek, my dear,
I got your letter. Thank you so much for the food. Where did you get it from? Anyways, when are you coming? I need to see you soon. I'm so lonely right now. I miss you so much. You're all I can think about all day. I can't wait to get out of here and spend the rest of our lives together. I can't stand this place! They treat me so horribly her, I hate it! I need to be with you soon. Please tell me when you're coming. Please, please I need you. I love you so much.
Until I see you,
Anja
I got your letter. Thank you so much for the food. Where did you get it from? Anyways, when are you coming? I need to see you soon. I'm so lonely right now. I miss you so much. You're all I can think about all day. I can't wait to get out of here and spend the rest of our lives together. I can't stand this place! They treat me so horribly her, I hate it! I need to be with you soon. Please tell me when you're coming. Please, please I need you. I love you so much.
Until I see you,
Anja
Correspondent-Vladek to Anja
My lovely Anja,
How are you? My mind is always occupied with memories of you I need to see you again soon again, my love. I promise we will be together again. Oh, before I forget, I'm sending someone to bring you some food. A group of us are going near your camp, so I'll look for you. The only way I make it through the day, is knowing that you're still alive. It helps me not to think about the bad things around me, but about the one thing I care about, you. And I can't give up on you. I love you Anja, please write back as soon as possible.
With all my love, Vladek.
How are you? My mind is always occupied with memories of you I need to see you again soon again, my love. I promise we will be together again. Oh, before I forget, I'm sending someone to bring you some food. A group of us are going near your camp, so I'll look for you. The only way I make it through the day, is knowing that you're still alive. It helps me not to think about the bad things around me, but about the one thing I care about, you. And I can't give up on you. I love you Anja, please write back as soon as possible.
With all my love, Vladek.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
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