Mauschwitz Versus Auschwitz Art Spiegelman begins his portrayal of actual camp life in part two of Maus with an opening that seems to mock the stark reality of what transpired behind the gates of Auschwitz. The title he gives his introduction is Mauschwitz, which successfully follows Spiegelman’s metaphor, but undoubtedly gives the situation a more playful mood (and if playful seems ridiculous how about a less deadly mood). But I feel this is not …showed first 75 words of 760 total…

…showed last 75 words of 760 total…book about the Holocaust, it is a book about human and family relationships. He knew when starting that he wasn’t going to be able to write a book about the Holocaust that would be a one of a kind and one that would make his father proud, but his book was about so much more, and I think if Vladek Spiegelman was alive to read it he would be proud of his little Richieu.