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In the interview he states:
“When I was growing up, it’s not such a good idea to be a Jew. They killed you,” he said.
Admitting
that he still has “trouble drawing in ways that don’t make sense for
someone who has been doing this their whole life,” Spiegelman also noted
that “Maus” was not intended “to make the world a better place.”
“It’s
a cartoonist’s job to tell stories. I wanted to find a story worth
telling,” he said, adding that parent-child relations were also in play.
“I wanted to be in touch with my father. I didn’t want to be in touch
with my father.”
PROMPT:
After
reading the interview and at least MAUS I, how do you believe the book
connects with the subtitle: A Survivor's Tale? Is it the story of
Vladek, Anja, and Mala the three people who survived the Holocaust? Is
it also the story of Artie who survived being raised by parents who were
victims of the Holocaust? Explain your response with textual evidence.
Guidelines:
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I believe the book connects with the subtitle, because it is relating to Vladek, Anja, and Mala. The subtitle relates to the story, because it is talking about the survivor's tale. Vladek, Anja, and Mala survived the Holocaust, which allows them to live to tell their tale. They are explaining about the difficulties and challenges that they faced during that time. I also believe that the subtitle relates to Artie, because his father survived the Holocaust. Artie now knows his father's story, and can tell us about his adventurous, but scary journey. Therefore, the survivor's tale can come from the survivors themselves or Artie, whose father survived the Holocaust.
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I believe that the book is connected to the subtitle because the book is about Anja, Vladek, and Mala. Anja, Vladek and Mala all were all survivors of the holocaust which relates to the subtitle of “a survivor’s tale.” The three survivors are able to tell their story of how and why they were able to survive something that very few Jewish people survived. The subtitle doesn’t really relate to Artie besides the fact that he is the one recording the survivors’ story. In conclusion, the subtitle of “a survivor’s tale” refers to the story of Anja, Vladek and Mala as opposed to the story of Artie.
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I do believe that the book connects to the subtitle: A Survivor’s Tale. I believe this because Atrie is trying to get his father to tell him his story of the Holocaust, Vladek tells Artie about living the through the rise of the Nazi party and when the first anti-sematic laws were instituted and how he was able to survive Auschwitz. The story is about Vladek, Anja, and Mala because there are many references to them throughout the course of MAUS I. Also, I do not believe that the story really focuses on Arties struggle while growing up as much as his getting the story from his father.
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I believe that the book connects with the subtitle because it simply is about survivors of the holocaust. This is a story about Vladek, Anja, and Mala and it shows that because they focus on Vladek, Mala, and Anja in the story. These characters are dynamic characters so we are constantly learning more about them and we are following them through out this story. I don’t think this is a story about Artie, this story revolves around his father and his past. Artie is more if the character that asks the questions about Vladeks past.Fernando M. (SAHS)
ReplyDeleteI believe the book relates with the subtitle quite well because Anja, Vladek, and Mala were all in or related to the Holocaust. These characters are very dynamic. Throughout each chapter and each page we learn more and more about each character throughout the book. This book surrounds Artie’s father and his journey with a girl named Lucia who he never wanted to get involved with he just liked her. Artie is the story provider and his father is the story teller.
ReplyDeleteJack K. (SAHS)
Maus, a tale of young Vladek surviving the holocaust with his wife Anja, and reciting the story towards his son Artie. Offering flashbacks and present time events, Maus is indeed Vladek’s tale of survival. The book interprets this by Vladek being the story teller, sharing us his resourcefulness at both timelines. We see his willingness to keep a phone wire in the present, and his determination to learn new skills to employ is important jobs in Auschwitz. The reason Anja is part of the subtitle, is because her tale was ignited by Vladek, all the diaries burned through the grief. Richard T. (SAHS)
ReplyDeleteI believe the book relates to the subtitle well because there is a lot of similarity with Vladek, Mala, and Anja. One way they relate is by the title. As we know Vladek, Mala, and Anja all survived the holocaust and all lived to tell their tale in the way they experienced it. They both explain what they had to go through and their hardships they had to encounter. Also, this relates to Arties father because he too survived the Holocaust.
ReplyDeleteRyan G. (SAHS)
I believe that the book connects with the subtitle “A Survivor's Tale” through the lives of Vladek, Anja, and Mala. In the book Artie is trying to get a sense from the characters on how their lives came to be and how they survived through the Holocaust. Vladek is Artie’s father and storyteller who uses his willingness to survive with his wife Anja. All these characters are dynamic because there is always something new to learn from each character. In conclusion, Vladek, Anja, and Mala all relate to the subtitle “A Survivor’s Tale”.
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I believe that the book connects to the subtitle, "A Survivor's Tale" because Maus illustrates the life of Vladek, Anja, Mala, and even Artie. Vladek is the main storyteller who shows how he, Anja, and Mala lived through the haulocost, however Anja and Mala still give perspective and insight into their tale. Artie, although not directly impacted by the holocaust, is a survivor, because if his parents had died, he wouldn't have been alive in the first place, so the chance of his conception was saved.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the book connects with the subtitle "A Survivor's Tale" with the lives and stories of Vladek, Anja, and Mala. In the book these three survive the holocaust and live to tell their stories, which relates to "A Survivor's Tale." They tell their own stories of how they survived, which not many ever did live to tell their own tale. I do not believe it relates to Artie as he did not survive the holocaust, but he is the one who is writing down the stories and learning about their past, Artie is in a sense showing the story, rather than telling it.
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I believe that the book is connected to the subtitle because Anja, Vladek, and Mala are all related to the Holocaust. Vladek, Anja, and Mala all survived the Holocaust which relates to the subtitle “A Survivor's Tale” and faced though many hardships and difficulties in the book. Artie also has complex emotions towards the Holocaust. Though he did not live through it personally, he feels that he is constantly affected by it. Vladek is Artie’s father who is striving to survive with his wife Anja during the Holocaust. This story is about Vladek, Anja, and mala because the story mentions them the most throughout the story. Jason L. (SAHS)
ReplyDeleteI believe that the book connects very well with the subtitle through the lives of Vladek, Anja, and Mala. The book "Maus" is the story of how their lives and how they survived the holocaust talked about in depth by Vladek but Anja and Mala did share some thoughts in the story. I do think that the story is also related to Art because his family being in the holocaust has affected him and the way that he was raised as a child.
ReplyDeleteI believe the book connects with the subtitles that it is the story of Vladek, Anja, and Mala the three people who survived the Holocaust. I also believe it is also the story of Artie who survived being raised by parents who were victims of the Holocaust. They connect because in the subtitles they talk about the survival of Vladek, Anja, and Mala and their tale. It also connects to Artie because he is the one telling the story and in the book Artie’s is the one asking questions on Vladek's past. Francisco O. (SAHS)
ReplyDeleteA Survivor’s Tale is the subtitle Art Spiegelman gave for his graphic novel Maus, which is about Vladek Spiegelman’s story of surviving the Holocaust, but he was not alone. Along with Vladek Spiegelman was Anja Spiegelman, his wife, and both of their families in some parts of the book. The name A Survivor’s tale should be appropriately renamed The Survivors’ Tales since the story has different people surviving other than Vladek. An example of this is Mala who has to survive Vladek everyday. Art makes it apparent that the main focus is on his father’s story instead of the people around him who he had different perceptions on all of them. Artie does not go through the same physical pain as Vladek but he also is a survivor of mental damage. Art writes about being in a mental hospital in Prisoner From Planet Hell also claiming he feels trapped in a prison because of his mother’s suicide in the same comic.
ReplyDeleteRonnie Saenz (SAHS)
A Survivor's tale is an appropriate yet confusing subtitle that Art Spiegelman chose for his book. Vladek was not the only one that survived the Holocaust because Anja and Mala were also directly affected by it, although Anja did not survive in the end. Artie should also be included in this title because both of his parents and his whole family has been affected by the Holocaust. In a sense, Artie's whole family is full of survivors from the Holocaust. The subtitle should be renamed The Tale of Survivors. Vladek is the main character in the book but his family in the past and the present which include Artie and Mala should also receive credit for being survivors.
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"A Survivor's Tale" is a subtitle that I think fits Art Speigelman's graphic novel, Maus I and II, well. Vladek, in the graphic novel, did everything he could to keep himself and his family safe. An example in the text is when he continues to shoot Jan until he can't move anymore, because he wanted to make sure he wouldn't try to shoot him back. We learned about the three characters; Vladek, Anja, and Mala; the more we read. The connection is made with the subtitle because not only was Vladek a survivor, but Artie survived growing up with Holocaust survivors. Artie is the one telling the story of his father, Vladek.
ReplyDeleteMaus, A Survivors Tale explains the meaning of Vladek's life. He is a survivor, which in this book is explained by Art Spiegeleman. Vladek being one of many survived but this tragic event still affected him by late on taking the life of Anja, his wife, who survived for some time with him before committing suicide. This book does coencide with the title mostly but should be named something more appropriate like Maus, Tails From the Holocaust. As we continue reading the stories arent as much about his survival as they are tales of his throught the Holocaust and his life affected afterwards.
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Block 2
“A Survivor’s Tale” is a suitable yet somewhat vague subtitle for this graphic novel. This story tells the tale of Vladeks time in World War 2 and his experiences throughout the catastrophic event. It not only shows this but also the stages of Art writing it down as the story is retold by his father to Art. Also it tells the struggle of the relationship between Vladek and his new wife Mala in their post-war lives. This subtitle would be more fitting it was broadened. Dylan Manriquez
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