Art Spiegelman Analysis

Art Spiegelman offers a very unique point of view in his two narratives, Maus I and Maus II. In these two books, Spiegelman takes us through the life of his father Vladek and his journey during World War II in Europe. Spiegleman also confronts how post-memory has effected him through the years, even when he was growing up. These two books reflect perfectly on a survivors story using symbolism and analogy. Art Spiegelman conveys a very unique generational point of view in both Maus I and Maus II. In both stories we view a side from his father’s point of view during the war, as well as dialog between Art and his father as he tells him about all of the atrocities that happened to his friends and family. These comic books are so interesting because traditionally when we think of comic books, we think of something funny, so it is an interesting reads because that is definitely not the case in these books.We also view glimpses of the problems Vladek faces in everyday life as well. The way Spiegelman writes these stories gives him a real sense of post memory. The memories of the tragic events of the Holocaust live on through Spiegelman and almost overwhelm him, although he did not actually live through the war himself. It is also the relationship between kin that post memory is shared. In a way, he almost inherited the memories that his father experienced. In addition, post memory builds up self identification, and this helps Art figure out who he really

Spiegelman also address the issue of post memory, and how it effected his family and his life. He also was very truthful in the way he told the story, it seemed as though he did not leave a single piece out. All in all, they way Spiegelman captures the tone of the story, along with its writing style successfully tells his father’s