Maus

Maus is a graphic novel by Art Spiegelman, its a graphic depiction of what Spiegelmans father went through as a Holocaust survivor. It was quite interesting seeing the depiction of different races as different animals. It was an interesting piece to see how someone can take a big event like the holocaust and turn it into a graphic novel for reading to digest alot easier. I believe this novel would not work with human characters due to the fact of it being so real, the disconnect the reader gains from viewing the cartoon mice gives them a sort fresh slate and view point, the reader knows the mice are the ones who are in trouble but its from a different viewpoint coming from a cartoon. The novel won quite a few awards.