Monday, September 28, 2015

Welcome to 2015-2016 Cross Country Connections

Art Spiegelman was born in Sweden and immigrated to the USA when he was young. His parents are both Holocaust survivors and, after his mother's death, he was compelled to tell their story. Read more about the author Art Spiegelman (http://lambiek.net/artists/s/spiegelman.htm).


In his process to record his father's story of his experiences in WWII and in Auschwitz, what ways does the author show compassion toward his aging father? In what ways does he demonstrate frustration? How has the Holocaust and its aftereffects shaped this relationship?


Please respond in 50-100 words citing textual evidence.