A Presentation on
“Maus,”
By:
Dave Woodsome,
Alaina Willing,
and Rachel Smith
Art
Spiegelman
A short summary (Book 1)
• Maus, book 1 entails the life of Vladek
Spiegelman portrayed by his son Artie.
• Vladek meets Anja, his future wife, in
Sosnowiec.
• The Germans begin to persecute the Jews and
Vladek’s company in Bielsko is robbed.
• Basically, the first book entails his journeys
hiding from the Germans and procuring jobs and
food from friendly poles, as well as Vladek’s
short time in a POW camp.
Maus, Book 2
• Finally Vladek reaches Auschwitz, here he is
generally ok for time
• He teaches a polish Kapo English, works as a
Tinman, and as a shoemaker, all of which save
him from the brunt of the horror of Auschwitz
• Anja is not so lucky
• Eventually he ends up doing the grunt working moving bodies and stones
• Later he contracts Typhus – but he stays in the
infirmary and recovers
The End