tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896588589550157740.post3827320007955824961..comments2023-08-06T00:27:40.525-07:00Comments on The Power of the Voice Group 3: Maus & Persepolis : Thomaz - Question Commander - MausMrs. Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10574254886261133450noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896588589550157740.post-17612303631763545062014-09-08T13:12:40.095-07:002014-09-08T13:12:40.095-07:00Thomaz, I think you meant cats on your second ques...Thomaz, I think you meant cats on your second question. I think that the author chose to interpret mice as Jews and cats as Nazis because of a lot things. Mice are innocent animals which to nothing to cats. The do nothing to harm the cats but are killed by them. That is the same things with the Jews. The Jews did nothing to the Nazis but are still being killed. Innocent people were killed because of one greedy person. Nazis were represented as cats because cats are the ones who eat mice. <br />For me, Vladek doesn't spend his money because of the experience he had in WWII. Vladek survived through a time where they had nothing. When you face a situation like he did, you learn to appreciate what you have. Although I understand that Vladek doesn't waste money because of what he has been through, I think he goes a little too far with it. Even things that actually need money, he finds a way to do it without wasting money. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896588589550157740.post-91706302955695410172014-09-08T06:36:18.191-07:002014-09-08T06:36:18.191-07:00To start with, I decided to answer question 2: Why...<br />To start with, I decided to answer question 2: Why do you think Vladek is saving so much money and doesn't want to the spend the thousands he has on his bank account?<br /><br />First of all, I think that Vladek is saving so much money on his bank account because he is trying to prepare for something in the future. To me, it can be to help towards Artie's future, but I think it is mainly to be prepared for anything upcoming. For instance, since Vladek is already quite old and has occassional attacks here and there, maybe Vladek could be saving money for himself when he really needs a treatment for his sickness. Not only that, but to me this touches on a subject of being selfish, but for a good cause. All the money is not to be spent by Vladek, Artie, or never even Mala. Vladek might be trying to help himself with the money in the future because he can try to live longer and help Artie with his future as a possible author. <br /><br />Moving on, I agree that the way Vladek uses his money wisely is interesting because as you stated, he saves money even in situations that no ordinary elder could really do, such as fixing the leakage in the roof of the house. Overall, I think that what Vladek really wants is to help himself and then finally help others, just like his son, Artie.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com