A Presentation on

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A Presentation on Maus, By Dave Woodsome,
Alaina Willing, and Rachel Smith
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Art Spiegelman
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A short summary (Book 1)

• Maus, book 1 entails the life of Vladek
  Spiegelman portrayed by his son Artie.
• Vladek meets Anja, his future wife, in Sosnowiec.
• The Germans begin to persecute the Jews and
  Vladeks company in Bielsko is robbed.
• Basically, the first book entails his journeys
  hiding from the Germans and procuring jobs and
  food from friendly poles, as well as Vladeks
  short time in a POW camp.

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Maus, Book 2

• Finally Vladek reaches Auschwitz, here he is
  generally ok for time
• He teaches a polish Kapo English, works as a
  Tinman, and as a shoemaker, all of which save him
  from the brunt of the horror of Auschwitz
• Anja is not so lucky
• Eventually he ends up doing the grunt working -
  moving bodies and stones
• Later he contracts Typhus but he stays in the
  infirmary and recovers

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