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Vladek Spiegelman - Maus
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MAUS
Character Background
Vladek Spiegelman is a survivor of the Jews eradication also known as the Holocaust. Being the protagonist of the story also allows him to express the themes of surival and guilt.
Vladek Spiegelman
Event 1:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
For the first event, Vladek is a staple for the theme of survival and guilt because of the opposing soldier he killed. His commander told him to fire his gun because it was cold until he came underfire by a Nazi soldier camoflauged as a tree. Vladek shot back in self defense and ended up killing the opposing soldier.
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Event 2:
The second event corresponds with the first one. Vladek is caught by two Nazi soldiers and nearly is killed. They find out his rifle is warm meaning that he freshly fired it. Vladek is able to lie and survive scott-free. He tells the soldiers that his commander told him to fire his rifle as it was cold rather than saying that he killed a Nazi in order to get by. He feels guilty from lying in order to save himself even though he just had killed someone.
Event 3:
The third event mainly focuses on guilt. As the Nazis executed Jews group by group, few were able to survive. Vladek is an example. He was able to slip by and survive with a few others. The guilt that comes along with this is that he was in the group up next to be executed and knowing that 600 other Jews perished while he couldn't do anything follows along with him.
PROFILES
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IN BRIEF
Guilt comes along with Vladek here as he is passing through the area where Jews were beaten and killed if they didn't have papers. Fortunately, he had papers. He knew he couldn't do anything to save each and every Jew he saw as he passed by. He was saved by walking towards Ilzecki. Vladek, Ilzecki, and Ilzecki's wife all watched the Nazis terrorizing the Jews from the view of safety.