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))