Maus II
In Maus II, Art Spielgelman depicts the experience of the Jewish race during the holocaust between 1940 and 1945. Speilgelman uses a wide variety of techniques to convey the terror and cruelty his father suffered in the most horrific of the concentration camps, Auschwitz. Spielgelman’s key techniques used are the use of mask’s and animal characters, black/white colouring and shadings, dialogues, comic script effect, and diagrams and photos. All of these techniques make Spielgelman’s book successful in its own rights, but they also detract from the reading experience in parts, often lending the book to become a monotonous reading experience. Spielgelman’s most prominent and obvious technique used in the writing of Maus is the use of animal characters instead of the usual human cast. They are used to identify all the character's nationality throughout the novel. Using animal characters makes it extremely easy to identify which country a character comes from so the reader doesn't have to think very hard, this makes it easier to read without distractions and also means that younger generations can read and understand the novel in its full context. Spielgelman drew the Jews as mice and the Germans as cats. The Jews were seen as a
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Approximate Word count = 949
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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