TERM 1
A SURVIVORS TALE: Who is the survivor?
What are the implications of a tale?
DEFINITION 1
In literal terms Vladek, Arts father is the survivor
However, the psychiatrist says that Art is the survivor
because he survives the father's tale
This story is referred to as a tale because there are some
made up parts to the fathers story
TERM 2
AND HERE MY TROUBLES BEGAN: Where and
when is "here"? Whose troubles began?
DEFINITION 2
Here refers to Dachau
My refers to the fathers troubles
It could also refer to many different times (Anja, Richeu,
etc)
Father has a hard time finding and end to his troubles
TERM 3
How does the text disorient the reader? Why
does the text disorient the reader?
DEFINITION 3
Text tells multiple stories
There are multiple narrators/voices
There are multiple narrated events (historical subjects
position each protagonist)
There are multiple types of texts
There are multiple styles of drawings
There are multiple endings
TERM 4
How does Maus visually link the past and the
present? What does that say about the act of
recalling past events?
DEFINITION 4
The panels/pictures from the past ar e typically drawn darker than
the ones from the present. This show s that the act of recalling
past events is difficult and can be blur ry since they are traumatic
events to repeat outloud. The ones from the past also tend to be
of different sizes/larger compared to t he ones from the present
that are usually equal in size. This cou ld represent how the past
haunts Vladek and it is hard to put all t he pieces together (some
memories stick out more than othe rs) thus it is hard to tie loose
ends together.
TERM 5
Explain the multiplicity and the various layers
of narrative and formal strategies (what is
written/shown and how is it written/shown)
DEFINITION 5
It is a multi-legend which consists of t he story of the father,
mother, Art dealing with his father, an d Art telling story of
telling the story
When Art talks to his psychiatrist its n ot in all caps
It is the resurfacing of Vladeks trauma tic past
There are multiple text types: drawi ng of a drawing, maps,
"how to" manuals, drawn photograph s vs. actual photographs
The question of who drew the drawin gs in the story
