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Examples Of Father And Son Relationships In Maus II By Art Spiegelman

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Throughout the book Maus II by Art Spiegelman, you can see examples of father and son relationships when they are more distant towards each other and don’t talk. Other times they are closer and more comfortable around each other and more. In the book, we see that Art struggles to understand his own identity because of the horrific Holocaust story of his dad, Vladek. Art goes to a therapist to help him cope with the weight of Vladek’s stories. He describes himself as being “burned” by the guilt of not going through the Holocaust. These actions lead to weak conversations with his dad as Art struggles to meet his dad’s expectations. Another example is when Art gives a picture of Anja, who is Vladek’s dead wife to Vladek. Vladek and Art try to

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