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Comics. Yes Comics.
How far back in history do you think comics go? A few examples.
“Tell me a Story.” p84 in Understanding Comics.
Authors make careful choices about what to show/tell or not show/tell. Change, twist, accelerate the story by subtracting panels. List the panels you would leave.
Let’s mess with this guy.
“Maus” intro.
What does the word anthropomorphic mean? (Yes it will be a vocab word too!)
Why do you think most comics people don’t look like real people? (p113 in UC.)
Maus by Art Spiegelman. Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1992. It took him 13 years.
“Maus, 11/15.”
a) Read the first two pages:
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- Translate his father’s last sentence into a normal English sentence.
- What does he mean?
b) What is your first impression of Vladek?
Aloud. Chapter One. Drama style with parts.
Artie: Art Spiegelman, author/artist, son of Vladek and Anja
Vladek: Vladek Spiegelman, Artie’s dad, Anja’s husband, survivor of the camps, his story is being told
Anja Spiegelman (nee Zylberberg): Artie’s mom, Vladek’s wife, also a survivor
Mala: Vladek’s current wife after Anja committed suicide after the war
The Zylberbergs: Anja’s family, rich
Lucia Greenberg: Vladek’s first girlfriend