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Art Spiegelman's Parshas Truma

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The year is 1939 and Vladek was just sent to a prisoner of war camp. He soon has a dream about his release date; Parshas Truma. When writing about this event, Spiegelman uses a variety of design styles. From photorealistic to a cartoonish style and finally a mix of both. Vladek’s appearance is also used to tell a story with visual rhetoric. Vladek looks sickly and it gives a mysterious feel. He also looks healthy to show his changes after the Holocaust. Spiegelman uses different drawing styles to make setting changes noticeable, additionally he uses Vladek’s appearance to tell a story.
Page 57 is an example of how Spiegelman’s style changes with different settings. On this page there are three different settings: Vladek’s dream, the present,
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