Book One- Novel Response
Novel Concepts
1. Ch. 1. panel 1-2 pg 17- Photo of his mother- This is significant because he had this photograph through out his whole life but his father talked about how he earned the photograph. Having a photograph of someone you love can give you a calmness but as well as a reminder on how your life is or how it used to be.
U.I.- Having a picture of someone you love can give you guilt from how you treated them in the past.
Ch. 1. Panel 4 pg 15- Ticket- This was how the father left on the train for the first time. This shows how change drastically came.
U.I.- A ticket can give a sense of exploration with the insights of being able to travel.
2. Ch. 2. panel 4 pg 31- look of his mother- The look of his mother in the panel helps show how distraught and sickly she looked. It helped continue with her depression. Fear on many people usually ruins their outlook on certain things.
U.I.- A sick look on someone's face can give you a sense of pain and misery being you love that person and that with them looking like that can be a sign of trouble.
Ch. 2. panel 3 pg. 33- "I'm a filthy Jew" sign- This was to help show how things were slowly turning into and becoming.
U.I- Making people to hold signs about how they are a certain thing, that in your mind, is bad can be a very horrid way to alienate the people.
3. Ch. 3. chapter panel pg 41- Shows Nazis over Art's father- Vladek was in the war. He was captured but the Nazis treated him better than a normal Jew but work than a regular POW
U.I.- People towering you or other people can give you a sense of fear for that person because people towering over you is usually a sign of them trying to prove themselves to be bigger.
Ch. 3. panel 2 pg. 51- Close up on the Nazi Cat officer- Shows the cat-like features and how the Nazis looked angry and ugly.
U.I.- Ugliness that is emphasized usually gives you a feeling of that emphasis to be targeting towards evil things.
4. Ch. 4. Chapter panel- "Noose Tightens" Shows hung mice- This helped get an idea of how the chapter was going to go. How the Jews were starting to be killed and punished in the streets with a no-holds-bared type of way.
U.I.- Anything hanging shows hatred towards that being or humility to the others of its kind.
Ch. 4. panel 3 pg. 80- Star of David with Vladek in it- Shows that Vladek was a target. He was a Jew and if he was caught. He would be killed.
U.I.- Being inside of a symbol that you are associated with can make you a target and give a chance for you to be spotted if you are noticeable enough.
5. Ch. 5. Chapter panel- Irony with the "Mouse Holes" They are hiding from the cats- This has a kind of dark humor with it. Being they are humans that are perceived as mice, prey, of the cat-like Nazis. Their mouse holes were the hiding places they had.
U.I.- Hiding from things that want to hurt you is a need to save your life.
Ch. 5. The whole set of panels of his other comic "Prisoner on the Hell Planet"- This was basically an insight of Artie's life as well as why his father was upset. This also gave a more of a sadistic and depressed feeling about Art and Vladek's lives.
U.I.- Showing your past life can get you empathy as well as an identity for who and what you are.
6. Ch. 6. panel 8 pg 147- Irony with the rats and them being mice- Being that the Jews are perceived as mice but Anja was afraid of the rats was a little ironic with how the situation was coming to be. They are afraid of the rats but also the "normal" German people and children are afraid of the Jews.
U.I.- Being afraid of something that you are shows that you have pain about what you are.
Ch. 6. Chapter panel pg 129- Irony once again with "Mouse Trap" Shows Vladek and Anja on a mouse trap- This helps show how Vladek and Anja was on the foot of death. They were in the maw of the mouse trap. It was ready to spring and squish them just like the Nazis were.
U.I.- Being around things that can kill you strengthens you as well as gives you a way to be secure with what to do to take care of that thing.
U.I.- Having a picture of someone you love can give you guilt from how you treated them in the past.
Ch. 1. Panel 4 pg 15- Ticket- This was how the father left on the train for the first time. This shows how change drastically came.
U.I.- A ticket can give a sense of exploration with the insights of being able to travel.
2. Ch. 2. panel 4 pg 31- look of his mother- The look of his mother in the panel helps show how distraught and sickly she looked. It helped continue with her depression. Fear on many people usually ruins their outlook on certain things.
U.I.- A sick look on someone's face can give you a sense of pain and misery being you love that person and that with them looking like that can be a sign of trouble.
Ch. 2. panel 3 pg. 33- "I'm a filthy Jew" sign- This was to help show how things were slowly turning into and becoming.
U.I- Making people to hold signs about how they are a certain thing, that in your mind, is bad can be a very horrid way to alienate the people.
3. Ch. 3. chapter panel pg 41- Shows Nazis over Art's father- Vladek was in the war. He was captured but the Nazis treated him better than a normal Jew but work than a regular POW
U.I.- People towering you or other people can give you a sense of fear for that person because people towering over you is usually a sign of them trying to prove themselves to be bigger.
Ch. 3. panel 2 pg. 51- Close up on the Nazi Cat officer- Shows the cat-like features and how the Nazis looked angry and ugly.
U.I.- Ugliness that is emphasized usually gives you a feeling of that emphasis to be targeting towards evil things.
4. Ch. 4. Chapter panel- "Noose Tightens" Shows hung mice- This helped get an idea of how the chapter was going to go. How the Jews were starting to be killed and punished in the streets with a no-holds-bared type of way.
U.I.- Anything hanging shows hatred towards that being or humility to the others of its kind.
Ch. 4. panel 3 pg. 80- Star of David with Vladek in it- Shows that Vladek was a target. He was a Jew and if he was caught. He would be killed.
U.I.- Being inside of a symbol that you are associated with can make you a target and give a chance for you to be spotted if you are noticeable enough.
5. Ch. 5. Chapter panel- Irony with the "Mouse Holes" They are hiding from the cats- This has a kind of dark humor with it. Being they are humans that are perceived as mice, prey, of the cat-like Nazis. Their mouse holes were the hiding places they had.
U.I.- Hiding from things that want to hurt you is a need to save your life.
Ch. 5. The whole set of panels of his other comic "Prisoner on the Hell Planet"- This was basically an insight of Artie's life as well as why his father was upset. This also gave a more of a sadistic and depressed feeling about Art and Vladek's lives.
U.I.- Showing your past life can get you empathy as well as an identity for who and what you are.
6. Ch. 6. panel 8 pg 147- Irony with the rats and them being mice- Being that the Jews are perceived as mice but Anja was afraid of the rats was a little ironic with how the situation was coming to be. They are afraid of the rats but also the "normal" German people and children are afraid of the Jews.
U.I.- Being afraid of something that you are shows that you have pain about what you are.
Ch. 6. Chapter panel pg 129- Irony once again with "Mouse Trap" Shows Vladek and Anja on a mouse trap- This helps show how Vladek and Anja was on the foot of death. They were in the maw of the mouse trap. It was ready to spring and squish them just like the Nazis were.
U.I.- Being around things that can kill you strengthens you as well as gives you a way to be secure with what to do to take care of that thing.
15 Vocabulary Words
1. Gemeinder- a member of a community corporation
2. Zionist- the national movement for the return of the Jewish people to their homeland and the resumption of Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel.
3. Meshugah- Crazy, Foolish
4. Neurotic- often or always fearful or worried about something
5. Judenrat- administrative bodies during the Second World War that the Germans required Jews to form
6. Kombinator- a person of questionable ethics
7. Kombinacya- Combination
8. Amcha- Your people
9. Ich Bin- I am
10. Du Bist- You're
11. Er Ist- He is
12. Besuchen- Visit
13. Gute- Good
14. Wir- We
15. Doche- Yet
2. Zionist- the national movement for the return of the Jewish people to their homeland and the resumption of Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel.
3. Meshugah- Crazy, Foolish
4. Neurotic- often or always fearful or worried about something
5. Judenrat- administrative bodies during the Second World War that the Germans required Jews to form
6. Kombinator- a person of questionable ethics
7. Kombinacya- Combination
8. Amcha- Your people
9. Ich Bin- I am
10. Du Bist- You're
11. Er Ist- He is
12. Besuchen- Visit
13. Gute- Good
14. Wir- We
15. Doche- Yet
Book Two- Novel Response
Novel Concepts
1. Chapter One. Panel cover. Pg. 9- The barbed wires and the Jewish man with his numbers and his star in front of the guard tower. A short look of what is to come for Vladek.
U.I.- Being locked in a small area and being guarded like a prisoner could give people feelings of fear and terror of what is to happen to them.
Chapter One. Panel 6. pg. 26- Vladek showing his numbers when he was registered. Keeping this and his memories in check with the tattoo.
U.I.- Having a number in place of a name could cause people to be put down and have a sense of being targeted with hatred for what they are.
2. Chapter two. Panel cover. pg. 39- The flies around the burning body of a mouse (Jew). Burning bodies were everywhere.
U.I.- Being burned alive is a very negative thought that can bring sadness.
Chapter two. Panel 5. Pg. 51- The map of Auschwitz. Shows how big the prison was.
U.I.- Being in a large prison being locked up for something idiotic can hurt emotions and cause people to have a feeling of misery and paranoia.
3. Chapter three. Panel Cover. pg. 75- The walking feet of the prisoners but one foot is laying down. People were walked on if they couldn't stand in the trains.
U.I.- Not having a lot of space to stand or sit can cause an aggression towards people and the rest of the people around them.
chapter three. panel 4. pg. 81- The massive amount of prisoners walking out of the prison. The Americans and Russians attack. The Germans retreat and they start to group the Jews together.
U.I.- Being take out of an area because the holders are being pursued can give people happiness.
4. Chapter four. Panel cover. pg. 101- The American flag is behind the Jewish prisoners and Vladek is in the forefront. This stated that he and the rest of the prisoners are getting saved.
U.I.- Seeing a savior gives people peace with being saved.
Chapter four. Panel four. Pg. 105- The Jews are celebrating because they heard that the war was over and that the Americans and Russians were coming .
U.I.- Hearing that the evil holders of people are soon going to lose their hold over them will give them a sense of thrill and strength to continue on their way through the adventures.
5. Chapter five. Panel cover. pg. 119- The plane flying over buildings and palm trees. The travel to Florida.
U.I.- Going to a new place that people never been could be a desire.
chapter five. panel 7. pg. 136 (last page)- The last panel shows the burial site of Vladek and Anja with Art's signature and the dates he worked on the story.
U.I.- Having a place for someone to remember someone's death is a tradition for everyone now.
U.I.- Being locked in a small area and being guarded like a prisoner could give people feelings of fear and terror of what is to happen to them.
Chapter One. Panel 6. pg. 26- Vladek showing his numbers when he was registered. Keeping this and his memories in check with the tattoo.
U.I.- Having a number in place of a name could cause people to be put down and have a sense of being targeted with hatred for what they are.
2. Chapter two. Panel cover. pg. 39- The flies around the burning body of a mouse (Jew). Burning bodies were everywhere.
U.I.- Being burned alive is a very negative thought that can bring sadness.
Chapter two. Panel 5. Pg. 51- The map of Auschwitz. Shows how big the prison was.
U.I.- Being in a large prison being locked up for something idiotic can hurt emotions and cause people to have a feeling of misery and paranoia.
3. Chapter three. Panel Cover. pg. 75- The walking feet of the prisoners but one foot is laying down. People were walked on if they couldn't stand in the trains.
U.I.- Not having a lot of space to stand or sit can cause an aggression towards people and the rest of the people around them.
chapter three. panel 4. pg. 81- The massive amount of prisoners walking out of the prison. The Americans and Russians attack. The Germans retreat and they start to group the Jews together.
U.I.- Being take out of an area because the holders are being pursued can give people happiness.
4. Chapter four. Panel cover. pg. 101- The American flag is behind the Jewish prisoners and Vladek is in the forefront. This stated that he and the rest of the prisoners are getting saved.
U.I.- Seeing a savior gives people peace with being saved.
Chapter four. Panel four. Pg. 105- The Jews are celebrating because they heard that the war was over and that the Americans and Russians were coming .
U.I.- Hearing that the evil holders of people are soon going to lose their hold over them will give them a sense of thrill and strength to continue on their way through the adventures.
5. Chapter five. Panel cover. pg. 119- The plane flying over buildings and palm trees. The travel to Florida.
U.I.- Going to a new place that people never been could be a desire.
chapter five. panel 7. pg. 136 (last page)- The last panel shows the burial site of Vladek and Anja with Art's signature and the dates he worked on the story.
U.I.- Having a place for someone to remember someone's death is a tradition for everyone now.
15 Vocabulary Words
1. Presumptuous- Over stepping one's bounds
2. Sanka- a brand of instant decaffeinated coffee
3. K'minyan Tov- Good luck
4. Chai- Tea
5. Bungalow- Small house
6. Kapo- Supervisor of barracks
7. Appel- Role- calls in concentration camps
9. Reproach- Expression of disapproval
11. Typhus- bacterial disease
12. Yiddish- Language derived from German and Hebrew
13. Bureau- Low chest of drawers
14. Rabbi- Jewish religious leader
15. Absolution- Having one's sins forgiven
2. Sanka- a brand of instant decaffeinated coffee
3. K'minyan Tov- Good luck
4. Chai- Tea
5. Bungalow- Small house
6. Kapo- Supervisor of barracks
7. Appel- Role- calls in concentration camps
9. Reproach- Expression of disapproval
11. Typhus- bacterial disease
12. Yiddish- Language derived from German and Hebrew
13. Bureau- Low chest of drawers
14. Rabbi- Jewish religious leader
15. Absolution- Having one's sins forgiven
Two articles relating to the novel
http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/02/world/asia/philippines-jews-wwii/index.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/27/newsid_3520000/3520986.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/27/newsid_3520000/3520986.stm
Three songs
AC/DC- Burnin' Alive--
[Oooh yeah]Burnin' alive, set my soul on fire
Runnin' with a gun, this place is gonna burn
No firewater, or novacaine
No thunderstorm, no John Wayne
No kids to rock, nowhere to run
So watch out 'cause this place is gonna burn
Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
[Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive]
They be smokin' your hide, come runnin' wild
Tell you nothin' to fear, cause the buck stops here!
He came from a little town called Hope
And someday, maybe, it'll go up in smoke
[I say]
No firewater, or novacaine,
No thunderstorm, and no John Wayne
No kids to rock, nowhere to run
So watch out, cause this place is gonna burn
Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
It's an all out war, an all out war
Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
Somewhere, there's a little town called Hope
and someday, maybe baby, he'll inhale that smoke!
[Yeah, we're] Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
[Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive]
It's an all out war, an all out war
Hear the battle roar, it's an all out war
[Yeah we're] Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
[Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive]
[Yeah] Watch the place burn down
The Ramones- Blitzkrieg Bop
Hey ho, let's go
Hey ho, let's go
They're forming in a straight line
They're going through a tight wind
The kids are losing their minds
The Blitzkrieg Bop
They're piling in the back seat
They're generating steam heat
Pulsating to the back beat
The Blitzkrieg Bop.
Hey ho, let's go
Shoot'em in the back now
What they want, I don't know
They're all reved up and ready to go
Pantera- Cemetery Gates
Reverend reverend is this some conspiracy?
Crucified for no sins
An image beneath me
What's within our plans for life
It all seems so unreal
I'm a man cut in half in this world
Left in my misery...
The reverend he turned to me
Without a tear in his eyes
It's nothing new for him to see
I didn't ask him why
I will remember
The love our souls had
Sworn to make
Now I watch the falling rain
All my mind can see
Now is your
Well I guess
You took my youth
I gave it all away
Like the birth of a
New-found joy
This love would end in rage
And when she died
I couldn't cry
The pride within my soul
You left me incomplete
All alone as the memories now unfold.
Believe the word
I will unlock my door
And pass the
Cemetery gates
Sometimes when I'm alone
I wonder aloud
If you're watching over me
Some place far abound
I must reverse my life
I can't live in the past
Then set my soul free
Belong to me at last
Through all those
Complex years
I thought I was alone
I didn't care to look around
And make this world my own
And when she died
I should've cried and spared myself some pain...
You left me incomplete
All alone as the memories still remain
The way we were
The chance to save my soul
And my concern is now in vain
Believe the word
I will unlock my door
And pass the cemetery gates
The way we were
The chance to save my soul
And my concern is now in vain
Believe the word
I will unlock my door
And pass the cemetery gates!
Gates! Gates!
[Oooh yeah]Burnin' alive, set my soul on fire
Runnin' with a gun, this place is gonna burn
No firewater, or novacaine
No thunderstorm, no John Wayne
No kids to rock, nowhere to run
So watch out 'cause this place is gonna burn
Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
[Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive]
They be smokin' your hide, come runnin' wild
Tell you nothin' to fear, cause the buck stops here!
He came from a little town called Hope
And someday, maybe, it'll go up in smoke
[I say]
No firewater, or novacaine,
No thunderstorm, and no John Wayne
No kids to rock, nowhere to run
So watch out, cause this place is gonna burn
Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
It's an all out war, an all out war
Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
Somewhere, there's a little town called Hope
and someday, maybe baby, he'll inhale that smoke!
[Yeah, we're] Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
[Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive]
It's an all out war, an all out war
Hear the battle roar, it's an all out war
[Yeah we're] Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive
[Burnin' alive, Burnin' alive]
[Yeah] Watch the place burn down
The Ramones- Blitzkrieg Bop
Hey ho, let's go
Hey ho, let's go
They're forming in a straight line
They're going through a tight wind
The kids are losing their minds
The Blitzkrieg Bop
They're piling in the back seat
They're generating steam heat
Pulsating to the back beat
The Blitzkrieg Bop.
Hey ho, let's go
Shoot'em in the back now
What they want, I don't know
They're all reved up and ready to go
Pantera- Cemetery Gates
Reverend reverend is this some conspiracy?
Crucified for no sins
An image beneath me
What's within our plans for life
It all seems so unreal
I'm a man cut in half in this world
Left in my misery...
The reverend he turned to me
Without a tear in his eyes
It's nothing new for him to see
I didn't ask him why
I will remember
The love our souls had
Sworn to make
Now I watch the falling rain
All my mind can see
Now is your
Well I guess
You took my youth
I gave it all away
Like the birth of a
New-found joy
This love would end in rage
And when she died
I couldn't cry
The pride within my soul
You left me incomplete
All alone as the memories now unfold.
Believe the word
I will unlock my door
And pass the
Cemetery gates
Sometimes when I'm alone
I wonder aloud
If you're watching over me
Some place far abound
I must reverse my life
I can't live in the past
Then set my soul free
Belong to me at last
Through all those
Complex years
I thought I was alone
I didn't care to look around
And make this world my own
And when she died
I should've cried and spared myself some pain...
You left me incomplete
All alone as the memories still remain
The way we were
The chance to save my soul
And my concern is now in vain
Believe the word
I will unlock my door
And pass the cemetery gates
The way we were
The chance to save my soul
And my concern is now in vain
Believe the word
I will unlock my door
And pass the cemetery gates!
Gates! Gates!