Freedom is something that we have taken for granted. We don't realize how lucky we are until we take a moment to educate ourselves and learn about what other people have experienced. I had the chance to read the poem “Often a Minute” by Magdelena Klein, and the book Maus by Art Spigelman, doing this I was able to learn about the events that took place during world war II. Both these readings have different structures that contribute to the hatred that went on during World war II. In the poem the author uses repetition, paragraphs, and lines, using words to explain to us how the Jews felt going through what they went through. On the other hand, the book Maus uses more of a storyline, and fewer words and images to illustrate what one experienced during this time.
An example of hatred that occurred can be found on page 83. Art uses a representation of 4 dead mouses hanging from a rope, for dealing goods without coupons. These four mouses were left to hang for a whole week. The four Jews were a great help to many other Jews in need of assistance along with Vladek. Vladek
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An example from the author “Magdalena Klein '' indicating lines to describe how the Jews felt can be reinterpreted in paragraph 4: “Why are we uselessly persecuted? Why is our fate so desolate?¨ Magdalena pronounced a significant description of what the Jews felt while the war was taking action, Feeling more useless and alone as time went on. Another distinct description Magdalena demonstrated on the despair Jews felt. : “Often a minute, a day, seems so slight. My eyes glance at the news with fright And I’m afraid to turn the radio on, for again I hear of Jewish persecution.” This example is a very perceptible image of the emotions Jews felt. Feeling apprehensive to hear any new approaching Jewish persecution, frightened for what will come