Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Mausing Around
Don't even pretend like that's not an awesome title. It took me all of five seconds to come up with it.
On a more seriously academic note, the entire purpose of this post, besides filling your heart with immense amount of joy, is to retrieve and describe scholarship based around the novel Maus II. Luckily for you, I've done just that.
The "essay" that I read can be found at http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-literary-criticism/maus-survivor-s-tale-my-father-bleeds-history-maus. Please note: this is not a formal essay, nor does it pretend to be. You can skip all other headings (unless you haven't read the book or want a slew of lengthy background information) besides the one entitled "Major Themes".
Here' you'll encounter a myriad o' tidbits, ranging from racism to self-discovery.
For racism, the author basically juxtaposes Vladek's containment in Auschwitz throughout the war with him inability to accept an African-American riding in the same car.
In self-discovery, we find a surface level analysis of what exactly writing Maus II meant to Speigleman, in relation to the both Maus I and his relationship with his father.
Though both are horribly inept and delving into the proverbial meat of the novel, they do present excellent starting points for an analysis of your own. Take the bit on racism, for example. You could mention Vladek's French friend, and how he was treated in the camp. You could even go on to talk about the prisoner who claimed he had a son in the German regime. The most important part, were you to write this essay, would be to examine race itself and the use of both animals and masks within the story. For self-discovery, I would suggest you take the text and use it in relation to Speigleman's relation with everyone he comes in contact with in the novel, especially the two dates given after his name of the last page.
That is all. I hope my examination made up for the source's major faults. Remember, the other headings, besides "Major Themes" are useless.
On a more seriously academic note, the entire purpose of this post, besides filling your heart with immense amount of joy, is to retrieve and describe scholarship based around the novel Maus II. Luckily for you, I've done just that.
The "essay" that I read can be found at http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-literary-criticism/maus-survivor-s-tale-my-father-bleeds-history-maus. Please note: this is not a formal essay, nor does it pretend to be. You can skip all other headings (unless you haven't read the book or want a slew of lengthy background information) besides the one entitled "Major Themes".
Here' you'll encounter a myriad o' tidbits, ranging from racism to self-discovery.
For racism, the author basically juxtaposes Vladek's containment in Auschwitz throughout the war with him inability to accept an African-American riding in the same car.
In self-discovery, we find a surface level analysis of what exactly writing Maus II meant to Speigleman, in relation to the both Maus I and his relationship with his father.
Though both are horribly inept and delving into the proverbial meat of the novel, they do present excellent starting points for an analysis of your own. Take the bit on racism, for example. You could mention Vladek's French friend, and how he was treated in the camp. You could even go on to talk about the prisoner who claimed he had a son in the German regime. The most important part, were you to write this essay, would be to examine race itself and the use of both animals and masks within the story. For self-discovery, I would suggest you take the text and use it in relation to Speigleman's relation with everyone he comes in contact with in the novel, especially the two dates given after his name of the last page.
That is all. I hope my examination made up for the source's major faults. Remember, the other headings, besides "Major Themes" are useless.
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