Maus -2nd half

As time progresses the Jews experience more and more persecution. Thankfully Vladek and Anja are able to remain with their family. Since Father-in-law is wealthy, they use the money in order to bribe the corrupt Germans. Then comes a notice that all elderly Jews over the age of 70 must be transfered. Secretly the Grandparents are put into a hiding place to spare them from being under the control of the Nazis. However, eventually the Jewish police take them away, after which they are taken to Auschwitz. After Vladek is finished riding his bike, Arte goes upstair to look for his mothers jornals. He then talks with Mala about what she experienced during the Holocaust. Then Arte leaves the house. The next time he returns to the house he finds out that his father read a comic strip that he wrote about his mothers suicide. I found the images in this brief comic to be rather disturbing. Arte portrays his father in what seemed to me like a evil devilish way. As time went on Vladek and Anja along with her parents were forced to find hiding places. The places where the Jews hid seem so sneaky, for example above the chandelier and under the coal bin. While they were in hiding the were rated out by a fellow Jew that was trying to save himself. Next Vladek and Anja are separated from her parents, however, they manage to survive. Further on in the story, after many hiding places and many close calls, Anja and Vladek are caught on a train by the Nazis, because they were rated out by two Polish men that were supposed to be helping them. I personally think that the art in this book is very helpful to the reader for multiple reasons. It helps the reader to visualize the events that are taking place and it gives one a better idea of what the author is meaning, rather leaving room for speculation. One thing I found to be helpful was Spiegelmans use of the characters eyes. So much of their feelings are expressed through the shape of their eyes and angle of their eye brows.