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Vladek's Role In The Holocaust

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Vladek is living in the time frame of 1935-1945 when the Holocaust took place and Germans were killing Jews. The first panel, the image is depicting a sign that says “This town is Jew Free.” Now, the Jews who visit or live here are seeing this sign and building up in fear, planning what to do next. This is later going to lead into the Holocaust where many Jews including some of his friends and relatives get killed. This is an example of a conflict later to occur, the Jews will be kicked out and who ever doesn 't obey, the Nazis killed. The second panel, the children on the street spot Vladek and one yells: “Help! Mommy! A Jew!!” Vladek faces the mothers and tells them that he is not a Jew and for the children not to worry. The mothers and fathers
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