Do you see any parallels in the struggles for survival in "Maus," "The Road," "A Thousand Splendid Suns"?
I saw something of Desdemona and Lefty from "Middlesex" in Vladek and Anja — the same sense of bewildered sadness of people ripped by war from their native land and cast upon the shores of America, a busy, naive country that was largely ignorant of and indifferent to their personal pasts and struggles. I keep trying to imagine what it would be like to be uprooted as an adult and replanted in a foreign country. It's really something. And on top of that, to have a personal history of unspeakable suffering.
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Interesting question. I'm reminded of how in "The Road" the boy wanted to help the people they encountered, and the man was much more concerned with saving their resources for themselves. It's interesting in light of our discussion about the Jews' reactions to their suffering and their various willingness to help each other.
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