Maus by Art Spiegelman

               When I read this book I was surprised at how the author could fit humor and inhumane stories together. Maus is a graphic book full of crises and tragedies that Jews had to face. When I got up to the parts where the characters Anja and Vladek had to hide in bunkers and hidden trapdoors just to hide from germen solders I felt as though I was in the book with them. Jews were easily killed and no one stopped them. In the book artie the son of Anja and Vladek writes about the story that his father faced.

Along in the book Artie adds personnel stories making the story seem more humorous and realistic. The problems they faced seemed horrible and the way they were treated was rude. When Vladek saw the Jew being hanged I noticed that Germans tried to strike fear into the Jews. When the Jews started to wear masks to conceal their faces it showed me that Jews had to take precautions when in public. I also noticed that throughout the story punishments got worse and worse. It started when Jews had to use coupons to buy food. Then they were forced out into the street. Finally they were sent to concentration camps.

I feel that germen people believed the rumors about Jews and those they were ringing down society. Hitler influenced everyone that Jews were a bad thing. I felt sorrow when Jews had to be forced out of their own homes. People shunned Jews because they thought they brought trouble from germen soldiers. I think that no one deserves this kind of treatment. The book is overall good and it is full of adventure and excitement.