Blog 6
14 years ago
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Blog #2
While reading Maus, right in the very beginning i noticed the relationship between Vladik and Artie. It stated that they have not seen each other in a while. I am the kind of person who develops specific questions while i read and the one question i had was why did they not see each other in a while. At first I thought that maybe they had a falling out or did not get along. However, after reading the rest of the book, I felt that they seem to get along and Artie seemed very interested in Aladik. I feel that the relationship between Vladik and Artie did not change as the novel progressed because they never mentioned why they haven't seen each other in a while so it makes the story seem to just start out with them always seeing each other and talking about Vladik's life. Within the series of pictures on page 12, the story that is being told through that pictures is how bad Jews were treated by the Germans. I feel it is telling us that because on the one picture is zooms in on Vladik's arm which has numbers tattooed on it from the Holocaust. This picture is a very important piece to this story because it gives you a glance at how his life was and how the book is going to go. When looking at both the text and the pictures at the same time while reading, it gives the reader i better perspective on what the artist is trying to convey. When one is reading a sentence or a statement, one can take the wording in a completely different way that the author was trying to say. Having graphics to look at while you are reading , for the most part, eliminates this from happening.
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I definately agree with you about Artie and Vladik's realtionship. It's not a good one and it doesn't seem like it is going to get any better at any point in their lives. I also agree with you with the pictures. They made the text more clear and I believe overall it made the story a lot easier to understand and it made it more interesting.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about Artie and Vladik's relationship not changing. They didn't seem to really talk about their feelings that much. It just seemed like it was all business. I also agree that the pictures make things in the story more understandable. It eliminates confusion about what is happening in the story. I like how you gave an example from the book that shows how pictures can help portray the story.
ReplyDeleteI asked the same question about Artie and Vladik! Why hadn't they seen each other? They made it seem normal for a father and son to not see each other in a couple years. In some ways I feel that their relationship changed because Vladik was telling a story that is very personal to him so he is sharing part of himself with his son, but other than that I feel that their is still tension between the unspokeness of how they feel about each other. Good example from the book! At first it was hard for me to read with all the pictures because I would focus to much on the pictures and not the written words but in the end I got better at it :)
ReplyDeleteIt's really funny, because I honestly did not even think about why they haven't seen eachother in awhile. I just kind of assumed he was off being an adult. But AWESOME you got me thinking :) I do agree that it is a good relationship, with its tension at points, such as the last line of the novel. Very well-written!
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