Maus by Art Spiegelman: Vladek

Young Vladek/Before War

Old Vladek/After War

Relationships

Lucia

Anja

One-Way Love

Why He Ended It: The economic situation of the setting entails marrying for financial motives (dowry was very important). Lucia's parents were very poor.

Serious Relationship

Relationship Motives: Beautiful Woman

Relationship Motives: Love, Intelligent Woman (he liked to talk with her)

Serious Relationship

Vladek cares about Anja

Artie

Estranged Relationship (for many years they drew far)

Vladek is protective over Artie (maybe because of Richieu)

Relationship Improves (because Artie keeps visiting for writing his narrative)

Old and Unhealthy (glass eye, cateract, heart issues, lots of vitamins and meds, cycling)

Stern and Hardened (IBH)

Self-Sufficient/Self-Reliant and Independent (IBH)

Handsome and Young (Woman's Man (Sheik))

Young Vladek During War

Vladek's Father

Intimidated byhis father

POW

Refusing to Give In and Desparate to Survive

Willing to lie to survive

Chooses the better worse

Viewed as a Leader

When he signed up to be transferred to the POW Labor camp,

Relationships

Mala

Artie

Economical and Money-Conscious (conservative with money) (IBH)

Hoarding (of cheap, useless, and sometimes meaningless objects)

(somewhat) Controlling

Impatient and Short-Tempered (Impatience Possibly Hiding Melancholy?) (IBH (and Anja's death))

Overly Cautious and Untrustworthy of People (generally expects the worst out of people (with some exceptions)) (IBH)

CBW - Influenced By Holocaust, means that this trait was influenced by Vladek's experiences during the Holocaust

Conflicted and Toxic Relationship (filled with miscommunication between both of them)

(Possible) Unfair Treatment Towards Mala

Very Money-Conscious

Scrutinizing Towards Mala (and everything she does)

Believes Mala Married Him for the Money

High Expectations For Artie (expects him to help him out with mechanic's fixing stuff (e.g. drainpipe))