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Compare Wiesel’s and Spiegelman’s choice of genre for their books.

Both chose fictional genres that present the Holocaust.

Both chose genres that present a true story of the Holocaust as one experienced it.

Both chose genres that present a true story of someone else’s experiences during the Holocaust.

Contrast Wiesel’s and Spiegelman’s choice of genre.

Spiegelman’s graphic novel presents the Holocaust using fictional techniques, while Wiesel’s memoir is true.

Wiesel’s memoir tells the story directly to the reader, while Spiegelman’s graphic novel tells the story using pictures and dialogue

The memoir relies on the experiences of others, while the graphic novel relies on the visual memories of one person.

Which theme do All Rivers Run to the Sea and Maus share?

Life for Holocaust victims was dominated by uncertainty.

Memories and fears of the Holocaust have faded with time.

The terror and inhumanity of the Holocaust led many victims to doubt their religious faith.

Silence about their experiences could be an effective coping strategy for victims.

How do the genre of the two texts present this theme differently?

The memoir presents the uncertainty through the eyes of one or more witnesses.

Both texts tell the reader of the uncertainty, but Spiegelman shows it with images as well.

The graphic novel supports the uncertainty objectively with facts and interviews.

Both texts show the uncertainty through characters and images.

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