Maus

This week I read Maus and it's about the holocaust and WWII. It starts with a mouse going to meet his father and asks him to talk about his life. The comics is about the father's flashback of the holocaust. What's interesting about this comic is that the beings in the comic are represented as mice, cats, or pigs. Jews were represented as mice, Germans were represented as cats, and the Polish were represented as pigs. The way the creator wants the viewer to experience the comic allows us to somewhat feel for the scenes we are seeing and feel as if we can relate. It is a very powerful comic, and its imagery is intense. It is a well written and drawn out comic that enables us to view the art of comics and story telling more profoundly and appreciate it more.