Holocaust+Mouse=Maus :D

After I have read this amazing book, I took into an account that there was more to tell behind the narratives than just a story about Art's father's experience in the jewish camps. It dealt with the fact that it was a story from Art's point of view, and showed how he pictured it as he listened to his dad's recorded tapes. As Vladek, Art's father, told him about his "holocaust life", his son only centered all is focus on finishing his book and forgot about his dad's health and love for him. There were moments when he was embarrassed of his father for returning used groceries, but he didn't take the initiative that his father can never waste any little thing because of what he went through. The imagery Art creates as he is being informed haunts him like little flies and does not seem to go away. It's like the flies are reminding him that he endured a lesson he acknowledged from his father and will be forever with him to show him that all the horrific deaths should not occur again. This should be a consideration to everyone that these events were unnatural and will be seen as "mankind no more."

Years pass and now I see their father and son relationship as a bitter sweet love. You have controversy between Vladek and his son but also love for his son that keeps his father alive. His devotion to get the story across is all senseless since it does not make sense. The senseless is from the fact that his father's story does not highlight the purpose of why all murders took place; he just rambles off about how he survived and got to where he is now. There are definitely different views from other survivors and even if Art tried to interview those group of people, it would all just be a blotch of stories that have a variety of purposes. Which leaves us to why would Hitler order to kill all the Jews? We will never really know the true answer to that because every one of us has a different perspective, and with that, it gives perhaps a slap in the face to make us humans realize that what mankind does is sometimes "senseless" and could possibly never intellectually make sense.

In comparison to that, it has come to my attention of why the author portrayed each character as animals. In society there will always be different social class, and from that, that is how he relates the mouses as the Jews, the cat as a higher authority towards the rodent, and the oh so powerful dog that controls all of them. Not only that, but the idea of masks during Art's interviews and is appointment with Pavel illustrated how each human being has an identity and sometimes takes time to find out who we really are and how each day of our lives impact us in a way to make us feel that we need to figure out our purpose on earth. Like Art, there are times when we feel like shrinking because we have fear, and don't know the correct answers to the questions that is asked of us. True emotions are sometimes hidden to allow that person to feel comfortable in his/her situation; such as, when Vladek stated he had a happily ever after with Anja, but that was really not the case because deep inside he knew that reality is way harder to face than an imagination of your own.

Yeah..... all of my ideas were kind of out of order and as of right now I am still trying to figure out how I can make a good essay with it. Sorry for the unnecessary confusion I caused while you wondered about in my blog, so now I print my two thesis that I may or may not use for your benefit.

1. As Art progresses in his father's view of the Holocaust, it becomes a burden on him in each chapter of the book.

2. In the Maus II, by Spiegelman, it holds the intentions of lessons learned throughout your life that can not be unforgettable.