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Book​ ​1​ ​Chapter​ ​5

Hudson,​ ​Noah​ ​Habib,​ ​Noah​ ​Menikefs

Plot
- Art​ ​woke​ ​up​ ​by​ ​phone​ ​call​ ​by​ ​mala​ ​to​ ​fix​ ​drain​ ​pipes
- A​ ​week​ ​later​ ​Artie​ ​is​ ​at​ ​Vladek’s​ ​house​ ​to​ ​hear​ ​stories
- Artie​ ​and​ ​Vladek​ ​walk​ ​to​ ​the​ ​bank
- Jews​ ​moved​ ​to​ ​Srodula​ ​and​ ​marched​ ​by​ ​Jewish​ ​Police
- The​ ​aunt​ ​and​ ​uncle​ ​get​ ​control​ ​over​ ​Richeau
- They​ ​kill​ ​richeau​ ​because​ ​they​ ​didn’t​ ​want​ ​to​ ​give​ ​any​ ​of​ ​them​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Gestapo
- Vladek’s​ ​family​ ​made​ ​a​ ​bunker​ ​behind​ ​a​ ​coal​ ​wall​ ​and​ ​underneath​ ​a​ ​coal​ ​bin
- Had​ ​little​ ​food
- Next​ ​bunker​ ​has​ ​hidden​ ​by​ ​a​ ​chandelier
- 200​ ​jews​ ​were​ ​waiting​ ​to​ ​be​ ​sent​ ​to​ ​Auschwitz
- Vladek​ ​got​ ​help​ ​from​ ​his​ ​cousins​ ​for​ ​his​ ​jewels
Themes
- Guilt​ ​ ​-​ ​Arties​ ​feels​ ​guilty​ ​about​ ​Anja​ ​death
- Survival​ ​-​ ​do​ ​what​ ​ever​ ​you​ ​could​ ​to​ ​survive
- Death​ ​-​ ​Happens​ ​throughout​ ​each​ ​chapter​ ​and​ ​in​ ​this​ ​Anaj​ ​and​ ​Richeau​ ​we​ ​find
out​ ​have​ ​died
- Money​ ​-​ ​More​ ​valuable​ ​than​ ​family​ ​and​ ​friends​ ​because​ ​it​ ​could​ ​save​ ​you
Characters
- Vladek​ ​-​ ​very​ ​self​ ​dependant​ ​and​ ​wants​ ​to​ ​show​ ​Artie​ ​that​ ​he​ ​can​ ​still​ ​fix​ ​and​ ​do
things​ ​without​ ​help
- Art​ ​-​ ​Very​ ​emotional​ ​about​ ​the​ ​death​ ​of​ ​his​ ​mom
- Anja​ ​-​ ​seems​ ​more​ ​and​ ​more​ ​stressed​ ​out​ ​by​ ​the​ ​circumstances
- Anja’s​ ​Father​ ​-​ ​very​ ​wealthy,​ ​wants​ ​to​ ​save​ ​his​ ​family​ ​and​ ​dies​ ​in​ ​Auschwitz
- Tosha​ ​-​ ​Stronger​ ​hatred​ ​to​ ​the​ ​germans,​ ​she​ ​would​ ​rather​ ​kill​ ​her​ ​and​ ​her​ ​family
than​ ​let​ ​the​ ​germans​ ​get​ ​her
Symbols
- Bunkers​ ​-​ ​need​ ​for​ ​survival
- Kombinator​ ​Motifs
- Auschwitz​ ​-​ ​Seen​ ​as​ ​the​ ​place​ ​where​ ​nobody​ ​wants​ ​to​ ​go​ ​and​ ​everyone​ ​tries​ ​to
avoid
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​ ​these​ ​frames
emphasize​ ​the​ ​fear/anger​ ​tosha​ ​has​ ​about​ ​the​ ​gas​ ​chambers
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​ ​Lukowski​ ​who​ ​let​ ​them​ ​into​ ​the​ ​shed
- On​ ​the​ ​way,​ ​someone​ ​shouted​ ​at​ ​them​ ​for​ ​being​ ​jews​ ​and​ ​called​ ​for​ ​the​ ​police
- They​ ​realized​ ​that​ ​they​ ​were​ ​not​ ​safe​ ​there
- Vladek​ ​discovers​ ​a​ ​street​ ​where​ ​jews​ ​are​ ​hiding
- He​ ​can​ ​buy​ ​food​ ​there​ ​like​ ​sausage
Themes
- Anti-semitism​ ​-​ ​Is​ ​seen​ ​not​ ​only​ ​by​ ​the​ ​cat​ ​nazis,​ ​but​ ​also​ ​the​ ​polish​ ​pigs
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​ ​If​ ​they​ ​help​ ​the​ ​jews​ ​out​ ​it
can​ ​cost​ ​them​ ​their​ ​lives
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​ ​Vladek​ ​struggles​ ​to
spend​ ​money​ ​because​ ​of​ ​how​ ​he​ ​struggled​ ​with​ ​money​ ​in​ ​the​ ​holocaust
- Gender​ ​Roles​ ​-​ ​Mala​ ​is​ ​reliant​ ​on​ ​vladek​ ​for​ ​money
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​ ​She​ ​thinks​ ​she​ ​should​ ​be​ ​a​ ​mouse​ ​because​ ​she​ ​converted
to​ ​judaism
Art​ ​gets​ ​a​ ​call​ ​from​ ​a​ ​friend​ ​who​ ​said​ ​that​ ​Vladek​ ​had​ ​a​ ​heart​ ​attack,​ ​but​ ​when​ ​Art
calls​ ​him,​ ​it​ ​turns​ ​out​ ​he​ ​just​ ​wanted​ ​Art​ ​to​ ​come​ ​visit
Art​ ​and​ ​Francoise​ ​visit​ ​Vladek
When​ ​they​ ​get​ ​there,​ ​Art​ ​and​ ​Vladek​ ​goes​ ​for​ ​a​ ​walk​ ​and​ ​asks​ ​his​ ​dad​ ​to​ ​talk
more​ ​about​ ​his​ ​experiences
That​ ​was​ ​present​ ​which​ ​sets​ ​up​ ​the​ ​past​ ​to​ ​start
Poor​ ​friend​ ​Mandelbaum​ ​leaves​ ​for​ ​tougher​ ​work,​ ​the​ ​polish​ ​captain​ ​is​ ​able​ ​to​ ​get
Vladek​ ​a​ ​relatively​ ​easier​ ​job​ ​as​ ​a​ ​tinsmith(Not​ ​good​ ​but​ ​not​ ​the​ ​worst)
Vladek​ ​then​ ​stops​ ​telling​ ​his​ ​story​ ​in​ ​order​ ​to​ ​show​ ​Art​ ​a​ ​way​ ​to​ ​sneak​ ​into​ ​a
resort​ ​that​ ​they​ ​were​ ​near​ ​during​ ​their​ ​walk
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​ ​A​ ​priest​ ​sees​ ​the​ ​number​ ​on
Vladek’s​ ​arm​ ​and​ ​says​ ​he​ ​will​ ​survive
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- Inner​ ​Impact​ ​-​ ​strengthens​ ​how​ ​the​ ​wr​ ​has​ ​affected​ ​people
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​ ​Can
convey​ ​a​ ​relationship​ ​between​ ​the​ ​races
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- Richeau​ ​Photo​ ​-​ ​Art’s​ ​parents​ ​kept​ ​a​ ​photo​ ​of​ ​Richeau​ ​in​ ​their​ ​room,​ ​Art​ ​feels​ ​like
he​ ​has​ ​to​ ​compete​ ​with​ ​a​ ​photo
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- Vladek’s​ ​Number​ ​-​ ​serves​ ​as​ ​a​ ​symbol​ ​of​ ​hope,​ ​religion
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​ ​Narrator​ ​feels​ ​sadness​ ​of​ ​the​ ​past​ ​and​ ​navigating​ ​through​ ​it
- Dual​ ​narratives​ ​-​ ​One​ ​told​ ​by​ ​art​ ​in​ ​the​ ​present​ ​and​ ​one​ ​told​ ​by​ ​Vladek​ ​in​ ​the​ ​past
Frame​ ​Analysis
- Page​ ​25​ ​panels​ ​3-7​ ​-​ ​Art​ ​shows​ ​facial​ ​expression
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​ ​Germans​ ​are​ ​drawn​ ​as​ ​bigger
animals​ ​than​ ​jews
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Jews​ ​are​ ​in​ ​the​ ​corners​ ​and​ ​some​ ​in​ ​foreground​ ​to​ ​show​ ​innocence
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​ ​Panel​ ​7​ ​Spiegelman​ ​puts​ ​the
commander​ ​in​ ​the​ ​middle​ ​to​ ​draw​ ​your​ ​eye​ ​to​ ​him
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​ ​The​ ​lines
represent​ ​death
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​ ​Vladek​ ​dies​ ​of​ ​heart​ ​failure
- Art​ ​is​ ​walking​ ​over​ ​to​ ​his​ ​therapist​ ​who​ ​was​ ​himself​ ​a​ ​Czech​ ​Jew​ ​who​ ​survived​ ​in
the​ ​camps
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​ ​Those​ ​not​ ​strong​ ​enough​ ​to​ ​continue​ ​where​ ​shot
- Forced​ ​to​ ​go​ ​into​ ​a​ ​train​ ​for​ ​around​ ​a​ ​week,​ ​Vladek​ ​survived​ ​by​ ​hanging​ ​his
blanket​ ​on​ ​hooks​ ​and​ ​ate​ ​snow
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​ ​Vladek
worsened​ ​a​ ​minor​ ​infection​ ​on​ ​his​ ​hand​ ​to​ ​be​ ​sent​ ​to​ ​the​ ​infirmary
- Wanted​ ​to​ ​stay​ ​and​ ​rest​ ​up​ ​for​ ​infirmary​ ​until​ ​he​ ​feared​ ​for​ ​his​ ​hand
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​ ​His​ ​condition​ ​fluctuated
until​ ​he​ ​found​ ​out​ ​about​ ​the​ ​prisoner​ ​exchange
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​ ​A​ ​dark-skinned​ ​hitchhiker​ ​asks​ ​for​ ​help
to​ ​get​ ​home
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​ ​Shows​ ​irony
Themes
- Racism​ ​-​ ​Insulting​ ​the​ ​black​ ​hitchhiker​ ​(Vladek)
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​ ​Tells​ ​art’s​ ​wife​ ​to​ ​keep
driving
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Art​ ​says​ ​it​ ​is​ ​like​ ​the​ ​way​ ​hitler​ ​spoke​ ​of​ ​jews
- Francoise​ ​-​ ​Arts​ ​wife,​ ​jewish,​ ​but​ ​speaks​ ​very​ ​little​ ​to​ ​Vladek​ ​directly
- The​ ​Frenchman​ ​-​ ​Frenchman​ ​are​ ​drawn​ ​as​ ​frogs
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​ ​Again
is​ ​bolded​ ​and​ ​is​ ​used​ ​to​ ​show​ ​the​ ​repetitiveness​ ​of​ ​the​ ​train​ ​by​ ​throwing​ ​out​ ​all
the​ ​dead​ ​jews
- Frame​ ​2​ ​-​ ​Red​ ​cross​ ​can​ ​be​ ​seen
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​ ​Shows​ ​living
conditions​ ​based​ ​on​ ​lighting
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O
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​ ​Vladek's​ ​character​ ​during​ ​the​ ​war​ ​and​ ​his
character​ ​in​ ​the​ ​present​ ​are​ ​two​ ​very​ ​different​ ​people
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- Redcross​ ​-​ ​major​ ​non-governmental​ ​organization​ ​and​ ​is​ ​different​ ​in​ ​different
countries​ ​and​ ​helps​ ​those​ ​in​ ​danger
- Typhus​ ​-​ ​still​ ​very​ ​dangerous​ ​and​ ​lethal​ ​disease
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Book​ ​2​ ​Chapter​ ​4
Plot
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Vladek​ ​needs​ ​help​ ​with​ ​fixing​ ​windows​ ​due​ ​to​ ​a​ ​storm
Art​ ​talks​ ​to​ ​his​ ​father​ ​and​ ​convinces​ ​him​ ​to​ ​continue​ ​with​ ​the​ ​story
The​ ​train​ ​heading​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Swiss​ ​and​ ​German​ ​border​ ​is​ ​stopped
The​ ​prisoners​ ​get​ ​off​ ​the​ ​train
German​ ​patrol​ ​finds​ ​them​ ​and​ ​plans​ ​to​ ​shoot​ ​the​ ​prisoners​ ​near​ ​a​ ​lake
The​ ​officer's​ ​girlfriend​ ​convinces​ ​the​ ​patrol​ ​not​ ​to​ ​shoot
Prisoners​ ​are​ ​free​ ​but​ ​are​ ​escorted​ ​to​ ​a​ ​guarded​ ​barn,​ ​and​ ​by​ ​morning​ ​the
officers​ ​are​ ​gone
Vladek​ ​suggests​ ​to​ ​Shivek​ ​that​ ​they​ ​find​ ​somewhere​ ​to​ ​wait​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Americans
They​ ​go​ ​to​ ​a​ ​garage​ ​but​ ​the​ ​owner​ ​tells​ ​German​ ​officers​ ​that​ ​they​ ​are​ ​here
Vladek​ ​and​ ​Shivek​ ​hide​ ​in​ ​another​ ​barn​ ​where​ ​they​ ​find​ ​food​ ​and​ ​milk
Americans​ ​find​ ​them
Back​ ​in​ ​the​ ​present​ ​Vladek​ ​shows​ ​Art​ ​photos​ ​of​ ​family​ ​members​ ​and​ ​their​ ​fates
Vladek​ ​gets​ ​chest​ ​pain​ ​and​ ​Art​ ​lies​ ​him​ ​down

Character
- Vladek​ ​-​ ​Shows​ ​leadership​ ​and​ ​perseverance
- Art​ ​-​ ​Caring​ ​son,​ ​helps​ ​his​ ​dad​ ​in​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​chapter,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​he​ ​is​ ​the​ ​writer

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Shivek​ ​-​ ​Works​ ​with​ ​Vladek​ ​for​ ​each​ ​other​ ​to​ ​get​ ​to​ ​the​ ​americans
German​ ​Patrol​ ​-​ ​Leads​ ​prisoners​ ​to​ ​barn,​ ​and​ ​threatens​ ​to​ ​shoot​ ​them
SS​ ​officer's​ ​girlfriend​ ​-​ ​saves​ ​the​ ​lives​ ​of​ ​all​ ​the​ ​jews
Garage​ ​owners​ ​-​ ​Gives​ ​Vladek​ ​and​ ​Shivek​ ​a​ ​place​ ​to​ ​stay,​ ​but​ ​then​ ​betrays​ ​them
by​ ​telling​ ​the​ ​officer​ ​where​ ​to​ ​find​ ​them

Themes
- Journey​ ​-​ ​represent​ ​a​ ​physical​ ​journey​ ​with​ ​vladek​ ​and​ ​shivek​ ​moving​ ​place​ ​to
place
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​ ​This​ ​shows​ ​Vladek's​ ​determination​ ​because​ ​he​ ​finds​ ​out​ ​a​ ​way
to​ ​continue​ ​to​ ​survive​ ​after​ ​not​ ​being​ ​allowed​ ​into​ ​other​ ​houses
- Food​ ​-​ ​important​ ​for​ ​survival
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​ ​Art​ ​doesn’t
draw​ ​emotion
- Page​ ​108​ ​Frame​ ​2​ ​-​ ​Light​ ​and​ ​shadow​ ​is​ ​used​ ​to​ ​show​ ​certain​ ​points,​ ​shape​ ​of
boxes​ ​gives​ ​a​ ​mood
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​ ​Text​ ​is​ ​bold​ ​to​ ​show​ ​emotion​ ​and​ ​tone
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​ ​Clothing​ ​is​ ​simple​ ​but​ ​effective
- Page​ ​115​ ​Frame​ ​3​ ​-​ ​Placement​ ​and​ ​borders​ ​used​ ​to​ ​show​ ​emphasis​ ​on​ ​certain
places
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​ ​Shadow​ ​on​ ​faces​ ​and​ ​characters

help​ ​show​ ​emotion
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​ ​Detail​ ​in
surrounding​ ​of​ ​characters
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Narrative
- Time​ ​period​ ​switches​ ​back​ ​and​ ​forth​ ​from​ ​past​ ​and​ ​present

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