Maus

1: What were the 5 animals in Maus and what did they Represent?

Cat: Nazi Mouse: Jew Dog: American Pig:Polish Frog: French
2:Why are cats Nazis and Jews mice?
Because cats chase and kill mice.
3: What are 2 Death/ Concentration camps in Maus?

Auschwitz, Dachau
4: Who was Anja?

Vladek's wife and Art's mother.

5: why are the Americans dogs?
Because dogs chase and fight cats.
6: Why is this book important?
because you need to know history so it doesn't repeat itself.

7: When ovens were talked about in the book what did they refer to?

Crematoriums the death camps.

8: How were Jews killed at Auschwitz?

Poisonous gas.

9: Name to jobs that Vladek did at the concentration camps.
Tin smith and shoe fixer.

10: What country save Anja and what country saved Vladek?
Russia and America

The value of hard work is very well portrayed in this book. Vladek, the main character, is an incredibly hard worker. One of the ways he survives the camps is he has a lot of knowledge about many different things. He is able to be useful to the Nazis by knowing how to do many things and working very hard at them. He is able to do any task they require of him, and is treated better because of it.

One of the main themes of the book Maus is how important love is, especially in hard times.  In the book it talks about how when Anja is in Auschwitz-Birkenau she is depressed and in a letter she wrote him said, “I would run into the electric fence if I didn't want to live for you.” Love is a powerful force that can make people live in situations that they wouldn’t otherwise be able to live in.  Another time the book shows the power of love is when Vladek goes on even less food that he already has so he can save up enough to bribe the gaurds into moving his wife, Anja, to closer barrack so that he can see her.

Oppression is shown very well in this book. It shows this very well in one scene in particular. Vladek is walking down the street, and some Polish kids are playing. They see that he is Jewish and immediately start teasing him and calling him names. This shows how oppression isn’t only from adults, but it is continued by the parents teaching the kids to hate and be mean to people different than them.