Paper 1: Maus by Art Spiegelman
· Be sure to support your responses with specific examples from the book.
· You will need to use direct and indirect quotes from the book that are documented with MLA citation methods.
· Minimum of 6 pages, typed, Times New Roman, 12 font, double space, no pictures.
· You will need to incorporate in-text or parenthetical citation (MLA), complete works cited page, name and page # at top right of each page.
· The works cited page does not count in the number of pages required.
Using the website below as a resource provide a historical description of the following: the Holocaust, labor camps, and the Final Solution, What are some of the central characteristics of the Auschwitz that Vladek experienced? How does it compare to Dachau? Note which panels convey this information. To what extent is Vladek’s story typical of what Jews experienced during the Holocaust? In what ways is it not typical? From this books do you get a sense of what caused the Holocaust? Select some panels that indicate how Art or Vladek might explain why the Holocaust happened. Why did Art Spiegelman choose the animals (mice, cats, pigs, dogs, etc.) he did to represent different nationalities? What stereotypes do they convey? How would the story change if Spiegelman used human characters instead of animal characters?
You may only use Maus and links through http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/holo.html for your information sources. Any other sources will not be accepted
