Document Type
Thesis - University Access Only
Award Date
2002
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department / School
English
Abstract
Morey, Sheri This thesis examines the development of the comic book medium and the recent rise of graphic novels. It particularly focuses on Art Spiegelman's Maus, a two-volume graphic novel about his parents' struggle to survive Nazi Europe and Spiegelman's own survival of surviving parents. This paper argues that Maus contains two protagonists[1]father and son, Vladek and Art Spiegelman. It further analyzes Spiegelman's role in his graphic novel as the artist creating the work; his technique and research play a vital and active role. The thesis then examines how creating Maus played a therapeutic role for Spiegelman; in need of mourning he created an elegy. The effects the success of Maus on both Spiegelman and literature are considered in the final chapter. This study defines common terms associated with sequential art and includes artwork from Maus to aid in the understanding of the graphic novel.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Spiegelman, Art. Maus
Children of Holocaust survivors, Writings of
Holocaust survivors -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
156
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Morey, Sheri A., "Art in Mourning : Surviving The Survivors in Maus" (2002). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 923.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd2/923