MAUS Questions and Answers

Question 1

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The position that Art occupies in the remaining panels on the page is referred to as the “witness position” in film analysis. Why would that be?

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Asked by Thomas B #1029725

Last updated by Aslan on 6/16/2020 7:22 PM

Question 2

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How does Art visually use himself to “bridge decades” between his father’s story and the present moment?

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Asked by Thomas B #1029725

Last updated by Aslan on 6/16/2020 7:21 PM

Question 3

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Spiegelman has described comics as “a vital and expressive language that talks with its hands”. How does this page call attention to "handwriting" as a theme in Maus?

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Asked by Thomas B #1029725

Last updated by Aslan on 6/16/2020 7:21 PM

Question 4

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Comment on the shifting perspective used by Spiegelman on this page. What different "camera shots" do we see and what purpose do they serve?

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Asked by Thomas B #1029725

Last updated by Aslan on 6/16/2020 7:20 PM

Question 5

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What is the pointed comparison that Vladek makes between Art and himself and what is the point of the comparison?

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Asked by Thomas B #1029725

Last updated by Aslan on 6/16/2020 4:25 PM

Question 6

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Do you think Vladeks comment about Mala his present wife wanting all his money and valuables are correct

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Asked by gina G #494469

Last updated by Djworld O #773057 on 6/12/2020 1:50 PM

Question 7

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Did Artie ever get the closure he needed from this book?

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Asked by Tiffany M #1028446

Last updated by Aslan on 6/9/2020 4:52 PM

Question 8

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How does the first farmer treat Shivek and Vladek?

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Asked by briani b #1027129

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 6/3/2020 8:10 PM

Question 9

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Maus ii chapter 2

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Asked by Daisy M #1024412

Last updated by Aslan on 5/23/2020 5:42 PM

Question 10

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What do you think of Jews still being killed, even after the war has ended? Why do you think this is happening?

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Asked by Jose P #1022083

Last updated by Aslan on 5/17/2020 7:15 PM

Question 11

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How does Vladek become wealthy?

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Asked by Gisselle L #1020870

Last updated by Aslan on 5/14/2020 10:11 PM

Question 12

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Evaluate Anja does her best to persuade her husband to stay where they are. Do you find Anja’s arguments for staying valid? Why or why not?

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Asked by ken i #1020472

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 5/13/2020 6:18 PM

Question 13

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What does vladek feel guilty for

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Asked by Corbin B #1020216

Last updated by Aslan on 5/13/2020 4:11 AM

Question 14

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how are jewish prisoners of war treated?

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Asked by jai w #1019819

Last updated by Aslan on 5/13/2020 3:25 AM

Question 15

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Vladek on page 13

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Asked by Emily M #1019580

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 5/11/2020 11:53 PM

Question 16

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What happened once Vladek was released? Why did the train not stop at Sosnowiec?

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Asked by alanies c #1013199

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/29/2020 6:31 PM

Question 17

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What happens when Vladek and Anja decided to escape to Hungary?

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Asked by hjk f #1013130

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/29/2020 4:34 PM

Question 18

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Why does the artist place a swastika in the background of the panels that depict the plight of Jews in Hitler's Germany(p.33)? Why on page 125, is the road that Vladek and Anja travel on their way back to Sosnoweic also shaped like a swastika?

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Asked by janessa r #253687

Last updated by Shanika K #1010258 on 4/26/2020 2:19 AM

Question 19

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Who are the two main characters in the Maus based on?

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Asked by Arissa D #1005815

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/22/2020 11:34 PM

Question 20

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What does he tell you about them?

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Asked by olivia c #1008478

Last updated by Aslan on 4/21/2020 5:02 PM

Question 21

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Vladek tells art that he only wanted blank and blank to stay with him for the

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Asked by Ranie P #1007305

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/20/2020 5:22 PM

Question 22

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How is Vadekś family doing finaually

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Asked by meme l #1007057

Last updated by Aslan on 4/19/2020 1:47 AM

Question 23

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What happens to Vladek's sister Fela?

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Asked by Suav530 S #1005093

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 4/15/2020 10:12 PM

Question 24

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9. What happens to Vladek’s sister Fela? Why does Vladek’s father join her? Explain his thinking.

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Asked by alicia k #230825

Last updated by Suav530 S #1005093 on 4/15/2020 4:54 PM

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