When most people refer to literature that focuses specifically on the Holocaust as a subject, the first thought is usually not in the form of a graphic novel. Most people believe that a graphic novel is something that only a child or someone with the same level of education could read. Because of their captivating stories and engaging visuals, graphic novels are an idea for visual learners, inexperienced or unenthusiastic readers, and just about anyone who doesn't find traditional printed books appealing. Graphic novels tend to show a relationship between images and text that constitutes an experience in itself (1.). Sometimes even tackling a difficult topic, for example the Holocaust, can result in a different type of experience. In Maus I & II, the author chose the graphic novel as a medium. For this, “Maus shines with his impressive ability to “say the unspeakable” by perfectly using the popular maxim “a picture is worth a thousand words”” (3). As mentioned before, graphic novels can be great tools. for some, if not all, readers. Additionally, the holocausts can be a difficult subject, not always easy to read. Using graphic novels, often associated with children, to represent a traumatic event can prove problematic: "The enormity of the atrocities is such that the simple fact of representing them risks trivializing or over-dramatizing them" ( 2). In other words, the author must be very careful when writing serious graphic novels, not to become too creative and dramatize the situation even more than it already was. Spiegelman presents his vision of the legacy of the Holocaust in a new and innovative way, through images and words simultaneously. Spiegelman uses many different strategies to keep his number graphic...... middle of paper ...... our subject matter works like the Holocaust can appeal to all types of people, so readers need to be equally broad in a sense. Using many different strategies, Spiegelman creates a connecting relationship between image and text that is unlike any other graphic novel of its time.Works Cited1. In schools and libraries, graphic novels. April 18, 2011 http://www.ipl.org/div/graphicnovels/gnsSchoolsNLibs.html2. “Visualizing memory in the graphic novel. » Concordia Undergraduate Journal of Art History April 18, 2011 http://cujah.com/publications/volume-vi/visualizing-memory-graphic-novel/3. “The unusual structure of MAUS.” American Literacy Traditions, April 18, 20114. “Comic Strip Style.” American Literacy Traditions April 18, 2011 < http://records.viu.ca/~johnstoi/introser/maus.htm >