Thursday, February 14, 2008
Maus 2nd half
I liked the comic within the the book, I felt that it gave some more insight into the personality of the Artie and Vladek. At the same time it was somewhat distracting, from the main story line; you had top stop and kinda think where you were in Vladek's story. I will say that it was interesting to see the two different styles of drawing thatn Spiegelman used, it shows an overall theme to the work: the comic was more depressing, distressed, and into the mind workings, wheres as the book is informational, sad but hopeful, and personal, but not as deep into the mind as the comic. I like how Valdek was willing to help other when he could, even when he risked getting caught. Also, I think it is interesting how Vladek doesn't seem to dwell on what could have been, like when his cousin made it out of the war fine at Mrs. Motonowa and he got tricked and ended up in Auschwitz.The fight at the end of book one between Vladek and Artie in regaurds to Anna's notebooks is interesting to me, because Artie is overcome with anger after finding out that Vladek burned them and Anna was hoping that one day Artie would find them interesting...He completely lost it and yelled at Vladek. Immediatly, Vladek was confused/sadden that Artie would yell at him that way; I felt that Artie did the quick I'm sorry, but really not sorry thing to make himself feel better. I think that there is something to the fact that the last line of book one is "...Murderer", It just seems like it was a purposeful way to end book one.
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I think the end of book one was great in regards to helping you want to read book two. But i thought that Artie's reaction to his father was imature. He is thrity something and needs to stop being a child about this. He should be more concerned about his dad then about the journals his mom wrote and try and understand what stress he has had in his life.
This is a great blog. I like how as time goes the author sort of sucks you into his personal life with his father and stepmother. To me it is much more effeective than just dictating his father's story.
This was a great post and the end to the book was a great segway to the next book. I think how Artie handled the situation regarding the diaries were more for the sake of his dad than himself however. He was basically just looking out for his dad's feelings than to continue ranting on like he was. I also think that the comic inside the novel seemed to be more in the mind because it was his direct experience with a subject. With his father's story, he can only imagine and feel so much before it all becomes subjective. However with his own story he knows how he felt and what was going on inside of his mind, and knows exactly how it effected him.
I'm not sure that I agree with the statement that the comic inside of the novel was "more depressing" because although the art style had a darker feel, the content also plays a huge role. I don't think that the reader would be able to really read Vladek's story as easily if it had the same style graphics as the story of the mother's death.
I also found the ending fight interesting. I don't blame Artie at all for yelling at his father that way, because in a since the mother left her diary for Artie and so Vladek had no right to burn them. I think that the ending line of "...murderer" is so important, not only because it shows how Artie feels about his dad, but also I think it draws some paralles to the fact that in Vladek's story of being sent to Auschwitz.
Murderer made me feel that madie Artie feels that his father has some affect on the suicide of his mom. I could be wrong, or he could be thinking that because he destroyed those diaries, he was murdering a part of her life that was important and should have been sustained. Just something to think about.
I strongly disagree with the comics in relation to the telling of the book. I thought the comics are what made it so good, and brought much more insight as to what you were reading. I think it helped you, as the reader place yourself into waht was going on. I do agree although with what is said about the ending of the book (1). Like someone else says, "he sucks you ionto personal life", which is much more effective than just dictating the life of his father.
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