Maus II

        In Maus II page 115, so many different things are occurring that are illustrated all over the page. The first thing that stood out to me on this page was the setting that Vladek and Artie are in. In the room where they are talking there are many different patterns represented in the room. Each pattern does NOT match at all; From the wallpaper to the sofa to Vladeks coat nothing is going together other than Artie's outfit. Artie's outfit is very plain and basic so it matches with really anything. The room they are in is symbolic of the world surrounding Vladek. Vladek doesn't really feel connected or similar to anything or anyone. So all the different patterns around the room "clash" with Vladek other than Artie. Artie is the only person in his life that Vladek feels close to, which he should because he is his son. Another thing that stands out are the pictures all falling to the bottom of the page. The pictures falling to the bottom of the page are pictures of Vladek and Anja's family and friends that were killed in the holocaust. Most of the pictures are below the scenes of Vladek and Artie in a room talking and also the pictures are all outside of the frames too. The placement of the pictures is significant in that all of the people in them would not have "clashed" with Vladek like people do in the present. The people in the pictures could specifically relate to his experience unlike any other because the same terrible actions were taken against them. Nothing relates to Vladek unless it occurred in the past.