/keə(r)/: For You

If there isn't one thing I learned in high school, it's that you have to do everything for your own good. What I mean is, every effort made in school is in order to bring benefit for yourself. We all have had those moments in group projects where it seems like your the only person putting any work in. Although there might be a very slight (just the slightest) amount of complaining about how "you can't even" deal with your group, it is still likely that you'll continue to do all the work because at least it assures you that you will be getting that good grade. It also happens in the hallways. I may be the only one guilty of this because I'm such a corrupted human being but whenever someone drops their items in the halls I just look straight and never turn back. It's just that mindset of being stuck in our own world and caring about our own problems.

There is a page in Maus, (shown below) of Vladek in the concentration camp. The mental trauma has hit him and there is misery of knowing that his chances of survival are very slim. Yet a priest that is not even of the Jewish background comes and uplifts the poor man. This was quite interesting to me. Unlike the usual norm where people would try to survive, this man reaches out and helps Vladek. It's amazing how in this chaotic situation, there is still the capability to show care for others. 

/ˈhɑː.lə.kɑːst/: Horrific.

I enjoyed reading these two books of "Maus" very much. I don't know if it's because it tugged at the nostalgia of reading comic books, but I would actually look forward to reading them once I would get home from my mundane activities in the public. It really extracted me out of my world into the shoes of Spiegelman. Not necessarily because I enjoy reading of the grueling affairs that went on in the concentration camps, but more of the fact that the message it gives is incredibly powerful.The events that occur seem almost surreal, like a fictional horror story. However, it really hits hard when we all know it actually took place. Especially when you type in "Holocaust" into google images, the cruel pictures never seem to become tiresome. 

While reading the "Maus" graphic novels, you could say I really "felt the feelz". It's hard enough just to read of the events that occurred during the Holocaust. But adding visuals into the story increases all emotions. It's because the more of our senses are available, the more specific the experience can seem to be. Imagine how much more intense "Maus" would be if there were sounds or smell added. 

These are all the wedding rings of the Jews in concentration camps.