When Vladek received supplies from the Kapo he was teaching, he decided to help another prisoner, Mandelbaum, who was down on his luck and was miserable. Vladek brought him a spoon that had been stolen from him, a belt for his pants that he always had to hold with his hand, and shoes that really fit him. Mandelbaum was delighted to tears. “He was so happy, he was crying…and [Vladek] also started crying [sic] with him (“Volume II,” 34). » Moreover, the Kapo knew that he was Vladek's friend, so they left him alone ("Volume II", 34). Vladek's experience also contributed to Anja's survival. Anja had to carry extremely heavy soup containers which she frequently dropped and was beaten because of it. Anja noticed her supervisor had a worn boot while she was being kicked. When Anja mentioned that her husband was a shoemaker and that the Gestapo had his boots repaired, Anja was treated much better (“Volume II,”