Using paragraphs but not a full essay form, respond to the following prompt with specific, clear explanations in at least 400 words but no more than 550 words. Use the correct MLA page formatting, in-text citation, and woks cited entry, all of which you can find guidance about in Resources for Writing about Literature.
Scott McCloud’s definition of comics recognizes the form’s use of “juxtaposition” an d “deliberate sequence” (9). Apply this definition to Book II of Maus and explain how Art Spiegelman handles the sequencing of scenes from Vladek’s past and the more present moments of life in America. Include the answers to these questions as you formulate your response: How and where does Spiegelman switch from past to present? Where do you see juxtaposition of the past and present on the same page or on side-by-side pages? How are the past and present distinguished from one another visually? Be sure to discuss at least three separate examples on three distinct pages of Book II.
After looking at the examples closely, answer this question: what does Art Spiegelman suggest about the past, especially of the Holocaust experience but also of the Spiegelman’s family dynamics, from the juxtapositioning and sequencing of past and present in Book II of Maus? Do you think there is resolution about the conflicts between father and son and past and present at the novel’s ending? Explain and provide support for your interpretation.
Work Cited:
McCloud, Scott. Understanding Comics. William Morrow, 1994.
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