Dramatic Body Language In Maus

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In Maus by Art Spiegelman Anja underscores her response to Vladek’s suggestion to send Richieu away by using dramatic body language as well as facial expressions to ossify her thoughts on the crazy idea. Her actions showed that she stands by her answer and that it would not change it anytime soon. In the image Anja is holding Richieu vigorously skintight, as if he were part of her. This expresses how deeply she cares for him, and that she was always going to keep him by her side. Anja’s facial expression tells Art how serious she is about not giving Richieu away to anyone. Anja had dark circles around her eyes, nevertheless forcing the focus onto them. The eyes appear larger in this image than any other time in the book. They make her seem

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