On the subject of living in the past, the fight Vladek and Mala have over how Vladek only has pictures of Anja but barely any of Mala, portrays Vladek is unable to show love nor gratitude towards Mala because, the pain from Anja’s suicide is blocking his emotions. Also, the guilt produced from Anja’s suicide affects Vladek’s son as well, because Vladek’s asinine actions cause mental pain to Art, and that pain reflects back at Vladek. When Vladek tells his son he burned his mother’s diaries to eradicate the memories of her, Vladek’s absurd action affects Art terribly, because Art will never know what his mother experienced during the war. In fact, Art Spiegelman used to blame himself for his mother’s suicide, but now also combines that his father was apart of it too because of Vladek’s ludicrous
On the subject of living in the past, the fight Vladek and Mala have over how Vladek only has pictures of Anja but barely any of Mala, portrays Vladek is unable to show love nor gratitude towards Mala because, the pain from Anja’s suicide is blocking his emotions. Also, the guilt produced from Anja’s suicide affects Vladek’s son as well, because Vladek’s asinine actions cause mental pain to Art, and that pain reflects back at Vladek. When Vladek tells his son he burned his mother’s diaries to eradicate the memories of her, Vladek’s absurd action affects Art terribly, because Art will never know what his mother experienced during the war. In fact, Art Spiegelman used to blame himself for his mother’s suicide, but now also combines that his father was apart of it too because of Vladek’s ludicrous