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Tieselman And His Traits In Maus By Art Spiegelman

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Alani Cornelio Ms. Benedetto & Mr. Robinson CP English IV 23 May, 2024 Vladek Spiegelman and His Traits The graphic novel “Maus” by Art Spiegelman is a compelling boom with a story within a story. The outer narrative follows Art’s attempts to develop a graphic novel based on his father’s experiences as a young adult during Nazi rule, while the inner story delves into the experiences of Art’s father, Vladek Spiegelman, during the Holocaust. Vladek’s time in Poland during this era instilled in him certain qualities that served him well at the time. However, these same traits can often be seen negatively in less dire circumstances. For instance, Vladek’s ability to endure scarcity and starvation, and his stinginess, truly stands out. Vladek Spiegelman’s …show more content…

In other words, Vladek’s father starved him in an attempt to keep him from being enlisted. Although he despised it, this harsh diet proved beneficial when food became scarce, as Vladek had adapted to hunger. As an adult, Vladek’s experiences with scarcity led him to impose similar strictness on art during meals. When eating dinner with Vladek and Mala, Art recalls “...When I was little, if I didn’t eat everything mom served, pop and I would argue till I ran to my room crying...Sometimes he’d even save [the food] to serve again and again until I’d eat it or starve” (Spiegelman 45). Vladek’s upbringing instilled in him the value of food and the importance of not being picky, which he tries to instill in Art. Both Vladek’s insistence on finishing food and his need to constantly save money and resources, even when unnecessary, are still extremely prevalent during his adult life. Due to the scarcity of money and resources in Poland, Vladek had to develop an extremely frugal lifestyle. However, his frugality proved to be essential to his

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