Maus

Hmmm... what to write about Maus? There is so much to be considered, even more so than a regular essay. Instead of trying to divine the purpose of comma placement, we all must try to gleam meaning from the art that make up the work. To focus on the word and quotes alone would be impractical since so much of the meaning lies in the comic itself. How am I going to quote a picture, though? a scanning printer may be required for this essay...
I find the pictures to be the most engaging point of this text. I will probably try to discern the true meaning in the symbolic nature of the novel , or whatnot. What part does nationality play in relation to religion, and even to identity? I'm not sure yet but I'm quite certain that it will come to me at 11:00 the eve before the essay is due. I also want to delve into the point of view of the storytelling in Maus. Because he cannot rely on any interpretation but his own, I think the author tried to emphasize that. It is not the be all and end all of Holocaust stories- just a single account retold again. The self aware nature of the novel also intrigued me. Why would you write a comic book about writing a comic book on the subject of the Holocaust? Of course, that round about reasoning seems to be a favorite of Post Modernism. I think that the visual aspect of the novel, like the architecture we looked at brings a new dimension to everything. You can look at one thing, see it the same way as everybody else, and still impose unique meaning on it. Words are a little more abstract- an apple can be imagined to look a thousand different ways- especially if it is left out for a while. When you see a picture, that's all there is to it. I will have to think on this some more.