Maus-Frankl+Unit

Maus-Frankl Unit
==**Discuss the following questions/concepts in your small group. Everyone in the group should write each answer to each question in his/her notes. These notes will be used to construct the final, unit paper.**==


 * 1.** **Use Frankl to discuss how Art’s father, Vladek, and others in //Maus// endured and reacted to the experience during the war.**
 * a.** **Where and how do the themes of Frankl (listed above) and //Maus// intersect? Which ones do they have in common?**
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 * 1b.** **Find visual examples in //Maus// where the themes of Frankl are evident. Explain how these themes are conveyed using graphic novel conventions.**


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 * 2.** **Does Milgram apply anywhere to //Maus//? Where? How?**
 * a.** **Find examples of Milgram’s themes in //Maus// and discuss how the graphic novel conventions express these themes.**


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 * 3.** **Use Frankl to connect to //The Pianist.// Identify at least three scenes in the film and discuss the themes that Frankl addresses in those scenes.**
 * 3a.** **Explain how the scene uses visual techniques to convey the themes you’ve identified.**
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 * 4.** **Apply the themes of the Milgram Experiment to //The Pianist//. In what scenes can you apply Milgram?**
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 * 4a.** **How do the scenes convey Milgram’s themes? What visual techniques does Polanski use?**
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