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Maus Quote Analysis
In Maus, a very strong theme used is honouring the dead. They honor the dead a lot throughout the book, here is one example that stood out to me. “ And I saw them, they hanged there for one full week… When I think now of them, it still makes me cry.” This quote shows that after so many years the death of these innocent jews, still has an impact on his life. I say this as, even after so many years have past, he still takes time out of his day to remember them, keep his memories of the holocaust alive and still feels remorse for their deaths. It shows that over so many years, he still feels bad for all of the innocent jews that were hanged. I find this quote is amazing for showing how much Vladek cares about every single life lost. I think this

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