12. Beyond the larger mystery of the Holocaust there is the particular mystery of Spiegelman's mom Anja, a survivor who committed suicide.
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13. Vladek Spiegelman is not just a witness but also a suspect. He destroys a key piece of evidence: Anja's diary.
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14. Volume 1 of Maus ends with Spiegelman distraught at learning of destruction of diary, calling his father a "murderer."
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15. Larger narrative arc of Maus is Spiegelman/detective realizing his first accusation (Vladek as murderer) was wrong
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16. As he comes to term with enormity of Holocaust, Spiegelman/detective realizes his early judgement of Vladek was too hasty.
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17. On the back cover of first paperback edition of Maus is a map of Europe. Spiegelman once told me origins of that map.
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18. Origins of Maus back cover was Dell Map Back mystery series of 1940s: http://www.mysteryscenemag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=92:dell-map-back-mysteries-they-dont-make-em-like-that-anymore&catid=20:articles …
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19. The detective novel always has a dual plot: the crime that happened in the past and the present attempt to solve it: that's Maus.
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20. To see the narrative structure of the hard-boiled novel as under-girding "Maus" is to also understand Spiegelman's artistic agenda.
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21. Spiegelman is always re-purposing supposedly low-brow genres and forms for serious purposes: comics, bubble-gum cards, detective novels.
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22. If we see Spiegelman is someone repurposing the detective novel, we can also see his alignment writers like Auster, Chabon, and Lethem
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@HeerJeet They show us the effects, then slowly reveal the cause. In Maus I, the great mystery is Richieu's death.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - Show replies
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