I do see how telling this story through a comic could help different crowds of people, like kids, relate and become more interested in learning about the Holocaust, but I believe changing the material harms the seriousness of the event. Maus is supposed to be a memoir of Vladek Spiegelman. The reader wants to be able to relate to the real Vladek, not a cartoon version. McCloud makes an interesting fact about portraying characters as cartoons. He explains, “If who I am matters less, maybe what I say will matter more” (McCloud, 37). This is a compelling thought, but we’re supposed to be reading a book on Vladek. Vladek matters just as much as his story. Spiegelman shouldn’t have dehumanized his father in hopes to make his story more impactful. A memoir is meant to idolize and admire the person not just their
I do see how telling this story through a comic could help different crowds of people, like kids, relate and become more interested in learning about the Holocaust, but I believe changing the material harms the seriousness of the event. Maus is supposed to be a memoir of Vladek Spiegelman. The reader wants to be able to relate to the real Vladek, not a cartoon version. McCloud makes an interesting fact about portraying characters as cartoons. He explains, “If who I am matters less, maybe what I say will matter more” (McCloud, 37). This is a compelling thought, but we’re supposed to be reading a book on Vladek. Vladek matters just as much as his story. Spiegelman shouldn’t have dehumanized his father in hopes to make his story more impactful. A memoir is meant to idolize and admire the person not just their