Line Illuminator - Ivanna Hidalgo

Ivanna Hidalgo
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Week 1 - Pages 0-71
Job - Line Illuminator

“Friends? Your friends? If you lock them together in a room with no food for a week…Then you could see what it is, friends! …” (Page 6)

"On the Nature of Morality." The Abstract. 12 Sept. 2014. Web. 08 Feb. 2015. <https://constantinewrathings.wordpress.com/2014/09/12/on-the-nature-of-morality/>.

            To begin with, one wants to point out that this book is mostly made out of dialogue; therefore there will not be almost any meaningful lines. Anyways, I chose this saying because it's something that can change an individual's perspective about life and friendship, mostly. One thinks that this is a powerful quote to share because it has its morality and ethnic to one part of it. Additionally, if one analyzes how a person acts in complete isolation, but with another person, will obviously act from its true self. In other words, this person can simply shout, push, pull, etc. without any self-consciousness caused to its true personality. As an illustration, I can act clever and all with the teacher; yet, I may be a cheater and persuade easily. However, that is because I have no reason to act like my true self when being with a teacher. On the other hand, I do have a reason to why I should act differently in isolation. Lastly, I chose this image because it reflects on how humans think in the inside. It reflects their sense of morality, which makes powerful or failure friendships.

'''I'm not going to die, and I won't die in here! I want to be treated like a human being!''' (Page 54)

"What Are the Strengths and Weaknesses of a Human Rights Approach to Development?" From Poverty to Power. Web. 07 Feb. 2015. <http://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/what-are-the-limitations-to-a-human-rights-based-approach-to-development/>.

           Firstly, I chose this quote in specific, not because it is one of the strongest ones in the book, but because it represents human rights. According to the Google Dictionary, human rights means to have a right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person. The concept of the book itself makes readers think that human rights are invaluable; however, these two sentences make the book have power and the reason to defend human rights. In fact, human rights were a very debatable topic in the year 1938 because Jews suffered a great injustice, which was the fact that the Nazi party detested and punished them. Now, I chose this image with hands in the air reading something different representing the overall idea of human rights. This quotes does not only symbolize human rights, but it shows determination and courage. I noticed that Valdek was showing anger; yet fear at the same time. The fact that he made this choice encouraged other people in the camp, wrapping of the notion of the power of human rights.

Maus Week #3; Line Illuminator

Maus Week #3

Line Illuminator

Julianna Mello


 Line #1:  Don't leave me alone again. I'm TERRIFIED while you're gone.  

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I feel that this line was the thing that gave me a clue that Anja was falling apart. Near the end of the chapter I began to put all the clues together, all those clues did eventually lead up to Anja's death. It obviously wasn't a regular death it was suicide, death brought upon themselves. I think the whole thing came to a point where Anja felt like she couldn't trust anybody, her heart and body were trusting Vladek but her mind wasn't. Eventually, the mind will take over the human body causing Anja to feel like she was completely alone.






 Line #2: Those aren't rats. They're very small. One ran over my hand before. They're just mice. 

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I found this line very interesting because the fact Art Spiegelman included the "Human beings" in the story, in away he added them in out of context but it worked somehow. This wrapped the book into one big metaphor. Showing that we are all living, different but all just skeletons inside. Yet, there will always be those classified as the guilty and  the innocent or those who are honest and those who are lairs.  Making the book actually quite emotional as well as the guilty liars, and the honest innocent there will as well always be the maus and the mouse. If you either agree or disagree with me we are all fighting in the skeleton war... They are inside all of us, but in this century we are currently battling though there is nowhere we can hide.

Maus Line Illuminator Week 1

Andrew Fischer
Line Illuminator
October 12, 2014

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Quote 1: Page 32
     It was the beginning of 1938, before the war, hanging high in the center of town, was a Nazi flag.

Meaning:
     This quote shows that the people were scared and confused why there was a Nazi flag hanging in the middle of their own town. Also, they were wondering if the Nazi's have taken over their town, if they have destroyed their homes and buildings. In addition to what the citizens thought, the town did get worse. The Nazis were doing things to the Jews that people should never do to someone.

 

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Quote 2: Page 33
     There was many stories, synagogs burned down, Jews beaten with no reason, whole towns pushing out all Jews, each story was worse than the other.

Meaning:
     During World War II, the Nazis did horrible things to the Jews. The had burn there religious places, they killed them, the tortured them, and they did worse things. In the book, they told what happened to the Jews that lived in their town. The Nazis came in a did whatever they wanted to, and nobody could stop them in their proses.

Maus Week #1

Julianna Mello
Line Illuminator
October 12th

Line #1:  My father bleeds history. Yes, it may be in the cover but is very powerful when you think about it. The fact that Art Spiegelman used the word bleeds already tells you that what Vladek is about to tell Artie wasn't a happy time, it was sad and gruesome. In a way it also does give you a little idea about what the book is about, it would have to be a father telling his story. Although, the way that the story comes through is the readers decision, the way the story should come through is the authors decision. This is something important that this line told me, it also gets me exited to read more and see how the story comes through to me.

Line #2: Y-You know English? page 16. This line tells me that knowing English was a big deal then. If you knew it people automatically would get the idea that you are intelligent, or come from a fortunate background. Anja new English because she came from a family who could probably bath in money. However, Vladek learnt in school already making Anja attracted to him. We are still not totally sure if Vladek went after Anja because of her money, as we found out she wasn't one of the pretties girls.  I also noticed that Anja stumbles over her words not expecting somebody like him to speak english, if thats because he didn't look as fortunate or because it was hard to find a fluent English speaker.

Thomaz - Line Illuminator - Persepolis

" 'We will do our best. if God wills it, he'll be better. Everything depends on God.'

I need your authorization so he can get his passport!'

'If God wills it.' " (pg. 121)

This is a conversation between Marji's aunt and the director of the hospital, a former window washer. She is trying to get a passport for her husband, whom just recently had his 3rd heart attack and needs to go to England for proper treatment. I chose this quote because it shows how people were very fond of God, but I doubt he actually meant it because, I mean, how can he know it God wills it or not? He just apparently makes up excuses because he knows the country can't afford such transportation: he is trying to hide the truth from the people.

Part of pg. 121

"I couldn't just go. I turned around to see them one last time. It would have been better to just go." (pg. 153)

This is Marji while leaving Iran, with Austria as her destination, and she is in the airport. I chose this quote because I was confused as to what happened to Marji's mother. She appears to be unconscious and in her husband's arms. It doesn't seem as if she's dead because she didn't mention any gunshots or explosions and the people around her seemed normal, not bothered by that scene; however, the way she said it was very dramatic, just as if she had died or a tragedy had just happened, but it doesn't seem like it so I was confused.

pg. 153

Lucca-Line Illuminator Persepolis

Book: Persepolis

Author: Marjane Satrapi

Date: 9/27/14

Line #1:

"Everything will be alright."

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To me, this line brings some unpleasant thoughts to mind. It makes me think of people who are going through very hard times, trying to make the people they love think that better things will happen soon, like Anoosh kept saying when Mohsen died, or when Siamak's family was forced to flee, etc. It was also a bit saddening for me to see that Marji was saying that to herself as well, after she heard her uncle Anoosh was executed, and she yelled at her god to never talk to her again, because she was angry. I think, when I hear this quote, of all the victims in a war, who are cowering with their families, trying to keep them from panicking, and they say this to try and reassure them that they will be alright. Basically, I think that this quote is something that is said during times of struggle and hardship.

Line #2

"We were completely united."

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I think of this quote as a loyal "motto", so to say. At my old school, I had a circle of very close friends. We always stayed loyal to each other, no matter the circumstances were, just like these girls were. This line, mentioned when the girls were getting yelled at by the principal, reminds me of the bond I had with my friends, because when the girls did something wrong, none of them would rat, because they all had a common belief. Be it that they hated the veil, or that they didn't want to be treated like they were, or that they were just really good friends, they all stuck together, and each took a hit to stay together as friends.