"Maus"

One of my favorite things about the story is how historically accurate it is. Dealing with a subject like the Holocaust can be tricky. It's not something people like to talk about, especially today with our current president and his hate for certain religions, ethnicities and groups.

Given the fact that some people believe that the Holocaust never existed is kind of disturbing. They actually don’t think that mass genocide exists. That’s messed up.

The symbolism is probably the strongest quality that the story has. The use of the cat and mouse to represent the Nazi and the Jewish population are genius. The way that the characters are drawn fits with the subject matter. Sometimes the lighting is very dramatic and the ink work becomes scratchy and harsh. That fits in well with the darker aspects of the comic. For the side that isn’t dealing with death, starvation and all the heavy subjects, the characters are drawn in a more cartoonists style. If the comic was drawn in one consistent dark style, then the brief points of joy and humor would be lost.

My favorite part of the novel had to be when the cake ended up being having laundry soap in it. I think that was a good tension breaker. That’s something that Maus does well, it takes one of the heaviest subjects in history and puts humanity into it. I highly recommend this book!