The Book Maus By Art Spiegelman - 1482 Words

In the book Maus by Art Spiegelman we see a father struggle with his relationships due to his past. The book Maus is based off the stories of Holocaust from Arts Dad, Vladek’s view. The Holocaust was an event that shapes Vladek’s future and causes light to be shed on his weakness, control. We can see in his that his relationships that he desires to have control. We see this with his first and second wife in different ways and we see it with his two sons. Vladek in his earlier life has control but when he loses it in the camps he becomes more aggressive and desperate to keep that control it affects his family and relationships. In the beginning of the novel Vladek loves Anja, his first wife, with an unconditional love. He loved her so†¦show more content†¦This shows that he a scare and regrets from that situation. This is something that effects his relationship with him and his second son. When Vladek goes to the camps he is loses complete controlled. He is given a uniform. He is taken to shower. He lost all control in this camp. But again, he tries to regain control. He becomes a language teacher to one of the guards. he gets fed great. The guard allows him to get new clothes that fit him. he no longer must wear what is getting thrown at him. He is allowed to get his friend new shoes. One of the best perks of the job is that he gets to know where to stand in line when they pick up who they are taking to kill. These little things make a big difference for him. This makes him feel like he has control. Even though he in all reality has very little control by him doing these little things and being able to make his life and the people he cares about lives better make him feel like he has control over the tragic camps. The next thing that helps give us insight on how Vladek needs to have control in his life is when Ajar commits suicide. When someone commits suicide this event steals a person form their family is shattered. 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