4. Compare and contrast the description of the shipwreck from Book XII with the description of it
in the graphic novel, starting when the squall hits
the ship and ending when the helmsman dies.
Which do you think is more effective-the
description in words or in pictures? What is the
function of the caption in this section of the
graphic novel? Highlight and annotate visual and
textual evidence to support your ideas.

according to the options stated, the one that is correct is the second option. the author most likely includes the panel to hint at the strong bonds among his family members. besides, the image from art spiegelman’s maus is common to show and portray the innocence and naivete of the children during the holocaust as well as the fact that millions of innocent jews were rounded up and taken by train to camps.

the answer is culture