The unique way approach of telling a war story-Maus
In Art Spiegelman Maus, he takes a different approach to speak about his fathers holocaust experience. In Maus the way the characterize are is the mice are the Jews, the pigs are the Polish, and the cats are the Germans. It’s very clear to understand the relationship of the cat and mouse, but what is confusing is why the polish are pigs.
I think that the way Art wrote about his experience of hearing his fathers story, tells it in an amazing way. The whole idea of the characters and the graphic novel is very “out there”, but at the same time relatable. It keep the reader always interested with his Art trying to show what his father was going though during the war. At the same time when the book comes back to them two talking in present time, they still are mice speaking, which also is very interesting. I have read this book before and the fact that it is made/written like this makes the experience of reading it better. You can really visualize what it was like for Art’s father because you see some I,ages at help bring you there. You also get a feel for who Art’s dad is because the story goes back in forth from the past to present. Art has told the holocaust story in a unique way that speaks to all readers.