Characters
Whose point of view is the story in?
Artie Spiegelman
What figurative languge is Vladek using when telling the story?
Flashblack
Why does Vladek have a number on his arm?
It was given to him as identification in the concentration camp
What happens in the exposition? What does Artie ask Vladek?
he convinces him to tell him his story for his comic/ graphic novel
Who commited suicide?
Anja Spiegelman
Arties mother
What is the tone of the story?
The tone of the story is depressing and sad
What night discusses Jews being beaten and their properties and items being destroyed?
What happened to Anja in the rising action?
Who is telling the Artie the story?
His father Vladek Spiegelman
What is the extended Metaphor?
Germans are drawn as cats and Jews are drawn as mice.
Why didn't Artie hear his mothers side of the story?
What is the climax?
Who is the main character?
Vladek Spiegelman
What was the Allusion where Vladek describes mice being beaten, taken away, or killed by Nazis and even German civillians, what is he Alluding to?
The night of the broken glass
Who do cats represent in the story?
Germans
What was not explicitly stated?
when Vladek was freed.
Who was posioned during the holocaust?
Ricieu Spiegelman
to describe the characters
What do pigs represent in the story?
Polish people
Why did Anja commit suicide?