Fear is a recurring theme throughout Speigelman’s “Maus” when it comes to what the characters are going through. During the Holocaust, Vladek and his family experienced many hardships and moments that really brought them out of their comfort zones. He tells the story of how they were in constant fear of being taken by the Nazis if they did one small thing wrong. They were even terrorized by the Nazis if they didn’t do anything wrong. Living in constant fear of not knowing what would happen to you next really can affect someone, and it did just that for Vladek and his family. In addition, when the Jews were all gathered at the stadium, they were in fear of what would happen if they went and if they didn’t go. However once there, Vladek was scared that he was going to be separated from his family, so he “registered” to be on the same side as them. Fear is like a dark cloud that hangs over the characters in Maus because of the situation they were forced into and the events that occur while they are in the Holocaust. You can see the effect this has on him later, as he tells the story to his son.