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This technique refers to the use of heavy contrast between black, white and grey.
What is graphic weight?
In the beginning of the book, young Artie looks for closeness with his father after being bullied by friends while doing this activity.
What is roller skating?
The author's father in MAUS.
Who is Vladek?
In order to show that Anja can't "pass" as non-Jewish, Spiegelman draws her with this (hint: consider that she is depicted as a mouse)
What is a tail?
Giving human-like qualities to non-human objects or animals.
What is anthropomorphism?
In his final words to Artie, Vladek mistakenly calls his son this name, representing his mental decline and fixation on the past.
Who is Richieu?
The item of clothing belonging to Artie that Vladek discards, which reveals his overbearing parenting.
What is a jacket?
Because Jews are forced to creep around and are exterminated like vermin, Spiegelman draws them like this.
What is mice?
Vladek regularly uses this piece of equipment when telling Artie his story, and it symbolises his difficulty in 'moving forward' from the past.
What is an exercise bike?
Lines radiating off a character in order to depict emotions such as confusion or rage.
What is emanata?
The Americans liberate the camps, and are depicted as this animal for these symbolic reasons.
What are dogs? (man's best friend, loyalty, chase away cats)
The name of the most notorious concentration camp (name has two parts)
What is Auschwitz-Birkenau?
When Vladek and Anja try to flee Poland, the roads are shaped like one of these to symbolise their oppression.
What is a swastika?
The use of symbols other than letters and numbers to stand in for letters, usually to represent swearing or exclamations.
What is grawlix?