Maus I GRADE A Q&A
Why does Art Spiegelman use mice instead of people to portray the characters in the
story? What do the mice represent? - (correct answer)He uses mice because the Nazi
considered Jewish people vermin. The mice represent the Jewish characters.
On Page 11, Spiegelman tells us that his farther's second wife Mala was a survivor too,
like most of his parents' friends. Why does Spiegelman call Mala a survivor? What does
he mean? - (correct answer)Mala was a survivor of World War II, specifically The
Holocaust, as she is a Jewish German. I think that Vladek was implying that Mala was a
very strong character and that she was tough.
What kind of relationship does Art Spiegelman and his father Vladek have? Use specific
pictures and text to support your answer. - (correct answer)Art and Vladek have quite an
odd relationship. Even though their attitudes clash, Vladek clearly wants the best for his
son and wants him to succeed in life. This is clearly demonstrated on page 13 when
Vladek says to his wife, "A wire hanger you give him! I haven't seen Artie in almost two
years - We have plenty Wooden hangers." In this scene, Vladek shows that he cares
about his son. Also, on page 14, the reader can distinctly see that Vladek wants to
please his son. When Art asks to write a book about him he says, "Better you should
spend your time to make drawings what will bring you some money.. But, if you want, I
can tell you..."
Why is the chapter called "The SheiK"? - (correct answer)The chapter is called The
Sheik because the whole chapter is about when Vladek was a young man and he says
that he was very handsome. In the background at the start of the chapter, there is an
image of the movie poster of The Sheik. He said that he looked like Rudolph Valentino,
so it was only appropriate that it was called The Sheik because Rudolph was the
leading man in that movie.
Why does Vladek choose Anja over Lucia? What do you think of his choice? - (correct
answer)I think that even though Vladek may have chosen money over beauty, he also
chose Anja because he said that she was interesting to talk to and that she had the
most beautiful literature. She would write him letters that were in lovely Polish. He says,
"And then she started writing to me such beautiful letters - Almost nobody could write
Polish like she wrote."
Why does Art Spiegelman use mice instead of people to portray the characters in the
story? What do the mice represent? - (correct answer)He uses mice because the Nazi
considered Jewish people vermin. The mice represent the Jewish characters.
On Page 11, Spiegelman tells us that his farther's second wife Mala was a survivor too,
like most of his parents' friends. Why does Spiegelman call Mala a survivor? What does
he mean? - (correct answer)Mala was a survivor of World War II, specifically The
Holocaust, as she is a Jewish German. I think that Vladek was implying that Mala was a
very strong character and that she was tough.
What kind of relationship does Art Spiegelman and his father Vladek have? Use specific
pictures and text to support your answer. - (correct answer)Art and Vladek have quite an
odd relationship. Even though their attitudes clash, Vladek clearly wants the best for his
son and wants him to succeed in life. This is clearly demonstrated on page 13 when
Vladek says to his wife, "A wire hanger you give him! I haven't seen Artie in almost two
years - We have plenty Wooden hangers." In this scene, Vladek shows that he cares
about his son. Also, on page 14, the reader can distinctly see that Vladek wants to
please his son. When Art asks to write a book about him he says, "Better you should
spend your time to make drawings what will bring you some money.. But, if you want, I
can tell you..."
Why is the chapter called "The SheiK"? - (correct answer)The chapter is called The
Sheik because the whole chapter is about when Vladek was a young man and he says
that he was very handsome. In the background at the start of the chapter, there is an
image of the movie poster of The Sheik. He said that he looked like Rudolph Valentino,
so it was only appropriate that it was called The Sheik because Rudolph was the
leading man in that movie.
Why does Vladek choose Anja over Lucia? What do you think of his choice? - (correct
answer)I think that even though Vladek may have chosen money over beauty, he also
chose Anja because he said that she was interesting to talk to and that she had the
most beautiful literature. She would write him letters that were in lovely Polish. He says,
"And then she started writing to me such beautiful letters - Almost nobody could write
Polish like she wrote."
