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A lot happened in this reading. It was considerably darker than the first set of chapters as we move further into the holocaust. So much has happened and developed as Vladek and Anja are struggling for basic necessities, jumping from hide out to hide out. Along the way they had been separated from all of their loved ones, the majority of them were incinerated at Auschwitz. The way Vladek tells the story, I almost for get what a big deal this was and that it really happened. Besides a few tears, he goes through most of the past events in a calm way. He did what he had to do and what he thought was best to save Anja and himself. He was quick and adaptive in the worst situations.

In the present story, a lot has developed has well. There is an ever-rising tension between Mala and Vladek. Mala is put in an odd position in the first place because of Vladeks continued intense love for Anja, all things considered she seems really tolerant. But they both seem really unhappy with each other and seem to think the other one is an aweful person. But the way Art describes sees them; neither of them seems that bad at all. I did find it amusing when he was talking to Mala about how he was nervous the way his dad was coming off as the stereotypical miserable old jew...

I just finished the first three chapters of maus.  It took me a really long time, with having to read and follow the text and look at all the pictures and connect it. But it was pretty good. It being  a comic, there was a lot of just short little sentences with half of the real message being conveyed in other ways. Spiegelman uses tools like the way he makes the boxes and does the lettering and shades the scene to really make those short sentences work. I liked certain things he did to really ad emphasis on the situation… the way he has the jewish people draw as mice, the polish as pigs, and the germans as cats. It shows the clear cat and mouse relationship. Also, he does things like play with the background a bit too. When he was talking about V first seeing discrimination, he used a Nazi flag for the background. Another interesting thing he did was when V was getting on the train, he talks about how they wouldn’t know that he is Jewish but then in the picture it shows him holding up a pig mask as if to be polish. So, through the illustrations he was able to really exaggerate the situation and make it almost comical. For the most part, the comics are pretty realistic looking with the details of the train and the setting and etc. I was wondering if there would be humor and there is a bit on occasion. It is pretty dry involving things like the old father picking on his wife or knocking over some pills and some random situations now and again. But with such a dark over tone, humor is clearly not the main aspect… I guess it would be called more witty than actually funny.

    Hemingway wants the reader to take everything from his story, and this first quote shows that the weather is a part of this. The weather can convey moods and situations in a way that sticks with the reader. And it is a real element that people can relate to to draw people in. When reading literature, I should look at the weather for more insight into the book. Many author's learned from Hemingway and this technique was likely passed on. I can use this idea of weather in my writing too.

 THis makes me look back at weather referances in other books. Authors wouldn't talk about it just for the sake of talking about it... they proabably had reasons behind doing so.

hemingway clearly takes a lot of care in his writing. He wants to weave in subtle details and nuances to make it interesting to the reader every time they read it. Also, there he writes to entertain. He wants people to re-read his books and discover more about the mystry. 

From this I can learn that when I am reading to be careful, and try to get the hints. Also, it is saying i can read good wrinting several times and never grow tired if I am paying attention. In my own writing i should try to do the same and add subtle relavent details

What are the themes and ideas that come out here?

 Maybe some themes are war, rain, death, disease, officers, military, lanscape and weather discriptions...

How have they continued? 

They have continued in a sort of sub-way. They were dormant for the time when Henry was with Catherinf. And before that it was like Background tidbits... and now since Henry is now fully participating in all of it, it is all back and out in the open. Just, now we know more about him and what he is like and his personal thoughts and situation. And the themes from the first chapter is just weaved through. 

Hemingway discusses how he writes from different view points. He tries to understand things from everyway possible. This sounds really similar to something F. Scott Fitzgerald said in “The Crack-Up”. Fitzgerald said that intelligence is the ability to hold several conflicting ideas in his mind at one time. It seems that by this definition, Hemingway would be thought of as extremely intelligent.

I can take from this while reading, that just because someone says something in their writing, it does not mean that that is the idea they mean to express, rather they are showing a different side. In my writing, if I ever need to or just feel like writing something creative and/or fictional, I can take that idea into account, I don’t have to just write what I know. In fact, I would likely be better off if I was able to express others’ viewpoints on a subject.

Hemingway really cares about his writing. He refurs to his book a "she." He also talks about how he wants the reader to really feel and experience whay happens and create a completely realistic picture. In doing so, he must talk about the terrible experiences and the good ones. From the way he speaks about this I get the idea that he really does care about his characters as well. Wanting the best for them, but puts them through the torment as a necessity to illustrating an accurate picture. Also he believes that the ending is really important and that there needs to be something truly special.

I can learn some things from what Hemingway said. In reading I need to really think about all of the aspects such as the setting and characters and etc as the author put it in there for a reason. Also I can see that the sad parts are not added in vain and I should look for the meaning. In my writing I should try my best to give an honest and realitic account because in doing this I will bring my readers closer so they can relate better.

    I learn that he really likes to write. It brings him happiness but at the same thing is the biggest challenge. This is suprising to me as he seems like he was a really dark person, yet writing was something that he turned to.

2- how can you apply it to our reading and your writing?

    I can aply this as, even if i don't feel like writing, and I think it's difficult, it's ok. Hemmingway felt simmilarly and he loved it and he was an incredible writer