Vladek

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Vladek is the central Holocaust survivor and father figure depicted in Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel "Maus."

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Vladek Spiegelman 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Holocaust survivor
comic character
fictional character
graphic novel character
appearsIn Maus NERFINISHED
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History NERFINISHED
Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began NERFINISHED
basedOn Art Spiegelman’s real father
characterTrait controlling
frugal
resourceful
traumatized
child Art Spiegelman NERFINISHED
Richieu Spiegelman NERFINISHED
creator Art Spiegelman NERFINISHED
depictsTheme family conflict
guilt
memory
survival
ethnicity Polish Jew
firstPublicationYear 1980
gender male
hasRole central character in Maus
father of Art Spiegelman
narrator of Holocaust experiences
languageOfWork English
literarySignificance central figure in Pulitzer Prize–winning work
medium graphic novel
narrativeFunction embodies intergenerational trauma
represents Holocaust survivor memory
nationality Polish
occupation factory owner (pre-war)
textile salesman
portrayedAs Jewish mouse
postWarMigration United States NERFINISHED
relationshipWith Art Spiegelman (strained father–son relationship)
religion Judaism
residence Czestochowa NERFINISHED
Rego Park, Queens NERFINISHED
Sosnowiec NERFINISHED
settingOfLifeEvents Nazi-occupied Europe NERFINISHED
Poland NERFINISHED
spouse Anja Spiegelman NERFINISHED
Mala Spiegelman NERFINISHED
survivedEvent Auschwitz concentration camp NERFINISHED
Holocaust NERFINISHED
World War II persecution of Jews NERFINISHED

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