Monday, March 26, 2012
MAUS 2, CHAPTER 1 ... "Mauschwitz"
In-class assignment ... Due Tuesday, March 27: Read Maus II, Chapter 1. Everyone will be assigned one page (11-37) from Chapter 1, and asked to select the most important artwork frame/text that best explain the plot and/or character progressions. You will be called on to briefly tell what frame you've selected for your page, AND explain why you think that frame is significant. As we go through these Tuesday, you will take notes on the chapter to help prepare for the final exam on Maus I and II, continuing to learn how to recognize what is significant in regards to the war, and the lives and relationships of Vladek and Artie. NOTE: There MAY be a pop Quiz on Chapter 1 (or any upcoming chapter) as you read on your own. From now on, any such quizzes will count in the quiz/test category of your grade -- not as a "homework assignment."
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ReplyDeletePg 11
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I chose this frame because here it tells us that Francoise converted to being Jewish to marry Artie. This tells us a little about what is in the culture of Jewish people.
Page 12; Frame 10
ReplyDeleteI chose this frame beacause it is the inciting incident. Artie was told that his father has just had a heart attack. Vladek's health may be failing. His vitamins and ways he tries to keep healthy may not work anymore. Vladek may have to pay for medication. Therefore, he can no longer be cheap and stubborn which can change his behavior and attitude in the story.
Page 13- Frame 9
ReplyDeleteThis frame is most significant because it ends all the worry of Vladek and gives the readers the real reason for why Vladek called Artie. It also presents the first problem in the stroy and shows the Artie cares enough to go live with his fsther whie his father is going through this hard time.
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This frame was the most important because Art is talking about how if he was in Auchwitz which parent he would choose to keep and which to save.
Page 15, Frame 6
ReplyDeleteThis whole page is about how Artie feels about his dead brother, Richieu. This is the most significant frame because in it Artie explains why he could never compete with Richieu and why he would always be compared to him. By this, Artie means his parents compared them, probably viewing Artie in a more negative light.
Page 17-Frame 3
ReplyDeleteThis frame is very significant because it shows Vladek waking up from taking a nap. This is significant because he says "I waited and I waited and I couldn't sleep!" However, despite this, he definitely was waking up from a nap. This shows more of just how human all of these characters are and how weak and feeble Vladek is becoming in his old age, and how happy he really is to see his son and daughter-in-law.
Page 18, Frame 7
ReplyDeleteThis may not seem like an important frame at first, but it shows Vladek and Artie's relationship very well. Vladek saying he unpacked Artie's bag shows that Vladek is lonely and doesn't want Artie to leave. But Artie's response is even more important. By making that sny comment, he shows that he hasn't forgotten the time when Vladek threw out his coat and he is still upset about it. This frame shows that Vladek gets on Artie's nerves even though he has the best of intentions.
Pg. 19, Frame 9. I believe that this frame is significant because it displays Vladek's personality the most on the page. It also shows how he exaggerates when he discusses his problems with Mala. The panel also includes Art displaying some of his own personality, acting sarcastic when Vladek states that he can press charges.
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In this frame, Vladek's neighbors are questioning Artie about Vladek's living arrangements since Mala left him. Artie automatically refuses to let Vladek live with him. This shows that Artie can't spend too much time with his father without losing his mind even after spending so much time with Vladek interviewing him for his books. This is significant because it shows that his relationship with his father hasn't greatly improved since the beginning of the first book.
Page 22
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This frame shows that the way Vladek acts is very unusual, sometimes irritating, even for someone who has gone through a traumatic time like a war. Vladek's friends do not act the same way he does, even if they also survived the war. Throughout MAUS, Vladek has been portrayed as a nitpicky, overbearing miser. That image of Vladek is further supported in this first chapter of the second book.
Pg.#23, Frame # 4, This frame is significant because again we see Vladek telling Artie that he doesn't do things right and telling him that he should do every job right. Vladek even calls Artie lazy and you can see that Artie is getting a bit frustrated. This is important because it shows the relationship that Artie and Vladek have.
ReplyDeletePage 24 - Frame #6
ReplyDeleteThis frame is important because it shows again how Vladek loves to be in charge. In this frame, instead of letting Artie finish his thought, Vladek cuts him off and tells him that he can think about it later then the following frames shows Vladek being nice to Artie; maybe trying to get on Artie's good side. This kind of gives us a feel of Vladek's character also, showing him as the same controlling and stubborn man he was in the last book.
The most important frame is frame seven which is the one in the middle of the page to the right. It depicts what happens to Vladek when he is taken to Auschwitz and he has already been seperated from Anja. The prisoners have to strip and hand over everything to the Nazis. Vladek gives up his clothe, belongings, and even his hair.
ReplyDeletePg 26 - Much of the artwork on this page is very signifcant. The most important frame is frame 2. This frame is the most important because it shows the cruelty and torture that the Jews had to go through in Auschwitz, or in any concentration camp for that matter. As one can see, the Nazis made the Jews run the freezing cold in the snow. They were thrown clothes but, as Vladeck says, they were hardly thrown their size.
ReplyDeletePage 27 - Frame 5
ReplyDeleteThis frame is most significant because it shows how much the war is progressing. No one is safe anymore. It's better to hide than try to escape it. The war is becoming more intense and the Nazis are more resourceful. It's very cruel to hold a gun to another's head and force them to write a letter. At this time in the war, almost anything can happen.
Page 28 Frame 8. This frame is significant because it shows that the priest had given Vladek hope, and that's the most important thing about the whole page. Despite everything that was going on he had hope still.
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I choose this frame because it magnifies the reality that despite your status before the war, all jews were treated the same cruel way. Mandelbaum who is pictured in this frame is a spitting image of this mistreatment, with his overly sized pants and his big as a barge shoe and then his other tiny shoe.
Pg. 30 frame 3.
ReplyDeleteThe signifigance in this frame is that in the frame the is the Kapo yelling at the Jewish. The Kapo is ordering them around with the beating stick in his hand, this shows that in the camps there was a lot of abuse, even in exercising. The Kapo is also in a uniform with stripes, which shows that he is also a prisoner, thus in this case, he is saving himself instead of being killed or beaten.
Page 33 Frame 4
ReplyDeleteThis frame is significant because Art illustrates how Vladek always had somewhat of an advantage over the other prisoners. For instance Vladek has a well source of food, is friends with the guard who gives Vladek info on what's going to happen,and Vladek is well dressed with the best fitted uniform and leather shoes. This frame shows how in the camp Vladek always had more luxuries than the other prisoners.
Page 34- Frame 3.
ReplyDeleteI think this is the most important frame because it shows Vladek in his sharp, new clothes that he gets for teaching the Kap english. It shows an image and gives dialogue on Vladek giving MandelBaum a spoon. This is important because it shows how lucky Vladek was to have gotten a job teaching the Kapo and the perks that came along with it, which was the main point of this page.
pg. 35 Frame: 6
ReplyDeleteIn this frame, three main points of the chapter are sumarized; Vladek's being hid by a Kapo and in exchange teaching him english. This also made some of the other jewish prisoners fear him as a result of his leverage with the capturers. This can also provide the reader with a possible method of Vladek's surviving the Holocaust, as he says,he was SAFE.
I chose page 36, frame 2, because it shows that the Kapo do not want to play harsh on Vladek to be assigned as a work crew since he wanted to keep Vladek safe. Also, since skilled workers get better treatment, this would be an advantage for Vladek when before the war he worked as a tinsmith.
ReplyDeletePage 37- Frame 1
ReplyDeleteThis frame is the most significant on this page because in the entire chapter it tells the story of how Vladek spent most of his time in Auschwitz. Vladek made some risky moves that took courage while he was there. In frame 1 on page 37 Art asks Vladek if he was afarid of getting caught trasspassing onto the patio. The way the frame is set up it is implied or can be inferred that gettting caught trasspassing doesn't scare Vladek. Sinse we know what hes been through was much worse than what the law can put him through now the idea most likely doesnt phase him as threatening.
Page 16, frame 3, it talks about how Artie feels empathetic for Vladek. He feels guily that he didn't go through the Holocaust. He feels that he had an easier life than his parents.
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