MAUS Characters
Vladek's second wife.
Who is Mala?
"Tutsi cockroaches"
What is dehumanization?
"We had to put Fluffy to sleep."
What is euphemism?
When it snowed in Maycomb, it was an _____________ of normal weather patterns.
What is aberration?
"A comparison between two things using "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
Richieu's Polish governess.
Who is Janina?
Cambodia: men, women, and children from the Eastern zone are forced to wear blue and white checked scarves
What is symbolization?
You would use this technique to show that you can understand why others might feel differently than you do.
What is counter-argument?
Miss Maudie was a _______ presence in the neighborhood; she was kind to the kids, but generally minded her own business.
What is benign?
His wife tells him to "curse God, and die.
Who is Job?
She kills Richieu.
Who is Tosha?
"You're either with us, or you're against us."
What is polarization?
"We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets..."
What is parallelism? (acc. anaphora)
At the end of the film, Boo Radley hides behind the door and tries to make himself as ________________ as possible.
What is inconspicuous?
Biased political messages often designed to make the public believe something.
What is propaganda?
A female Kapo at Auschwitz who helps Anja and Vladek communicate.
Who is Mancie?
This stage is almost always categorized by forced relocation of the victim group.
What is persecution?
"Bob Ewell did what any God-fearing, persevering, respectable, white man would do under these circumstances..."
What is asyndeton?
As a child, Scout had the _____________ to mock Walter Cunningham, Jr. at her own table.
What is temerity?
The first name of Elie's father.
What is Shlomo?
Artie's therapist.
Who is Pavel?
In this stage, perpetrators of genocide will use euphemisms like “ethnic cleansing” or “purification” to conceal their intentions or disguise genocidal acts as self-defense.
What is preparation?
"Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more."
What is antithesis?
For most of the book, Scout despises Aunt Alexandra and her tea parties, her gossip, and the value she places on ___________ things.
What is frivolous?
The composer of Juliek's swan song.
Who is Beethoven?