Chapter 1 Mauschwitz (maus 2 book) Vladek continues to tell his story to Artie. We see our first glimpses of the living nightmare that was Auschwitz. Vladek says: "They took from us our papers, our clothes and our hair..." What does he specifically mean b

Vladek continues to tell his story to Artie. We see our first glimpses of the living nightmare that was Auschwitz. Vladek says: "They took from us our papers, our clothes and our hair..." What does he specifically mean by this statement? Why did the Germans process new arrivals to Auschwitz in this manner?