The Comic Format of Spiegelman's Books Maus I and Maus II

Art Spiegelman's Maus I and Maus II books written in 13 years from 1978 to 1991 are superficially books about the Holocaust. These books relate to the experiences of the fathers of the authors before and after the war and his experience in the Auschwitz concentration camp. The book also explores the very complex relationship between the author and his father and how Holocaust makes the relationship even more complicated. At a deeper level, the book will also dance around the thoughts of the victims, perpetrators and bystanders.

Based on the interview time between "Maus I: my father's bleeding history" and "Maus II: my troubles" two books - Mr. Splagelman and his father, Vladek, Vladek is his survival It is a person. The Auschwitz story is switched between Vladek's experience in World War II and modern memory, during which Spiegelman visits her father, records his interview, and even draws "Maus" Said. A clever story as Vladek's complex but jealous enrichs enriches that artists can not handle mixed love, respect, hatred, and guilt.

Art Spiegelman's Maus I and Maus II books written in 13 years from 1978 to 1991 are superficially books about the Holocaust. These books relate to the experiences of the fathers of the authors before and after the war and his experience in the Auschwitz concentration camp. The book also explores the very complex relationship between the author and his father and how Holocaust makes the relationship even more complicated. At a deeper level, the book will also dance around the thoughts of the victims, perpetrators and bystanders. These two books are presented in a very interesting way; they are presented in comic format and give Spiegelman the ability to incorporate many ideas and complexities into his work.

Art Spiegelman's Maus is a masterpiece of graphic literature and is admired as the most important cartoon book of the 20th century. The popularity of Spiegelman's graphic novel was accepted and accepted it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize at the 1992 special prize. This book tells the story of Vladek Spiegelman, the author 's father, who grew up in Poland about the Jews before the influence of World War II. In addition to being a living story, the book also covers other subjects such as prejudice and interpersonal relations, unlike such adversities, racial issues, stereotypes, intergenerational perspectives. For the purposes of this article, the mouse is analyzed using a three-pronged approach. Finally, I will briefly explain how the literary and graphic aspects of the novel fit into the groundbreaking autobiographical text Maus was born.