Spiegelman's work is compelling. It defies graphic novel stereotypes by writing about something other than superheroes. It teaches us about the Holocaust and gives us Vladek's experience.
Maus is entertaining yet informative. It is more appropriate for younger audiences since it uses cartoons and not actual Holocaust photos. In summary, it is Spiegelman's attempt to make sense of his father's past, which is something he could never retell from memory (being a second generation survivor).
Spiegelman represents different nationalities with different animal heads and shows us that it is ridiculous to create such radical boundaries between people. In the end we are all human.
Spiegelman brings his message to a close and demonstrates his story is real with his comic Prisoner on a Hell Planet. He also gives us three photos of his family (Richieu, Anja, and Vladek).
All in all, Spiegelman uses his comic talent to retell this story to us in an extraordinary way. He uses it to retell the survivor's tale.
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