Artie does not care about the money or fame that the book might bring him–he is simply interested in grasping his father's story so that
he can share in the experience
and so that his father's voice is heard.
Why does Artie say his mother murdered him?
Because he has destroyed his mother's diaries and memories.. his mother
killed herself
and now his father has killed his mother's memories.. in his comic he called his mother a murderer because she held on to him so tightly, he feels guilty and blames himself for his mother's death, now he blames his father.
Why does Artie wish he could have been in Auschwitz with his parents?
He tells Françoise that he wishes he had been in Auschwitz with his parents, so
he could understand what they went through
– that he feels guilty about having an easier life than they did. … It is late when Artie and Françoise arrive at Vladek's bungalow in the Catskills.
What concerns does Artie have about the book he is working on Why do you think Spiegelman decides to have Artie voice those concerns within the pages of the book itself?
Why do you think Spiegelman decides to have Artie voice those concerns within the pages of the book itself?
Artie is worried that he won't do something as serious as the holocaust, and all the lives lost justice
. He voices his worry to not be enough, because he hopes his readers will understand his intentions are good.
Why do you think Artie has shrunk down to child size?
Why do you think Artie has “shrunk down” to child size? After the session with Pavel,
Artie “grows back” into his normal size
. How can you explain this? He helps Artie to feel a little better.
What were Anja's last words to Artie?
What were Anja's last words to Artie?
Artie, you still love me, don't you?
How does Artie describe the position his mother puts him in by killing herself? Where did Vladek and Anja go from Sosnowiec?
How does Vladek become wealthy?
What is Vladek doing when Artie comes to visit him? … How does Vladek become wealthy?
He marries Anja and his father-in-law gives him the money to start a textile factory
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Who did Vladek choose to marry Lucia or Anja Why did he choose her?
Why did Vladek choose
Anja
over Lucia? He chose Anja because he could have intellectual conversations with her. He chose her, even though she was more homely than Lucia, because they connected mentally and emotionally.
Why did Vladek burn anjas diaries?
Vladek explains his decision to burn the diaries this way:
After Anja died I had to make an order with everything … These papers had too many memories, so I burned them
. For Vladek, these stories aren't just the makings of a book.
Why is mala crying when Artie walks into the room?
Why is Mala crying when Artie walks in the room at the beginning of ch. 6?
She doesn't feel good. She feels like Vladek doesn't treat her well.
What is the effect of seeing these mice suddenly represented as human beings?
What is the effect of seeing these mice suddenly represented as human beings?
Arte feels like a prisoner of his family, most of all he feels neglected and guilty for the death of his mother, and he is victimized by his father.
. the human image makes it more real.
What is Vladek's situation at the beginning of chapter five?
What is Vladek's situation at the beginning of Chapter Five?
He has been called into the hospital for the third time in a month for water on his lungs
. He left the hospital because he did not trust the doctors there, he wants to see a doctor in New York.
Where does Vladek say his troubles began?
I think the point of Vladek's declaration that his troubles were just beginning
gets at the greater issue of control
. In every prior period on which Art questioned his father, Vladek was always able to relate some manner in which he was able to alter his circumstances.
What is Vladek's main concern?
-What blocks Vladek from readily achieving his goal? -What is Artie's main concern?
He refuses to live with his father, but does not want him to live alone, his goal is to find someone else to live with him and to find out what happened to his mother in the war to finish his book.
What is the symbolic meaning of the reporters stepping on the bodies in the first frame on page 42?
What is the symbolic meaning of the reporters stepping on the bodies? The symbolic meaning is that the reporters do not see it the same way as Art does. It
symbolizes that the reporters do not care about the Jews, they just want Art's comic
.
What did Vladek and Anja decide to do with their son during the war?
Conditions are better in his town, Zawiercie, and they decide to send the children, including Anja and Vladek's son Richieu,
to live with Persis
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