4/1 Chapter One: The Sheik

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. Please answer in complete sentences for all questions asked. 

Option #1: This is a graphic memoir. A graphic memoir tells a person’s life through

text and drawings. Why does Art Spiegelman use mice instead of people

to portray the characters in the story? 

Option #2: This is a graphic memoir. A graphic memoir tells a person’s life through

text and drawings. Why does Art Spiegelman use mice instead of people

to portray the characters in the story? What do the mice represent? 

Option #3: On page 11, Spiegelman tells us that his father’s second wife Mala was a

survivor too, like most of his parents’ friends. Why does Spiegelman call

Mala a survivor? What does he mean?

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