Lesson 6

Maus Lesson 6

Chapter Four – The Noose Tightens

·         Consider the title page of this chapter. How is the reader positioned by the combination of the visual image and the use of figurative language in the title?

      ·         Explain what happens to the furniture on page 81.

      ·         Re-visit pages 82 and 83. The last frame on each page is interesting. Note the perspective on page 82 and discuss it significance. Why do you think the author used three separate but unframed pictures on page 83?

      ·         Discuss the powerful nature of the central frame on page 85. How is the reader positioned to respond?

      ·         What effect does the telling of this story have on Vladek on page 93?