In this chapter Vladek explains to Artie what life was like after the POW camp. He talks about how the family wanted to live like they did before the war, which wasn't possible because of the Germans. He also speaks about life in an early Ghetto. The main themes in this chapter are War, Family, Survival, Loss and Love. We learn a lot about what Vladek would do to save his family in this chapter. He risked being caught by the Germans doing illegal business so that his family could live reasonably comfortably. Spiegelman uses Language choices and relationships/interactions between characters to tell us the main themes in this chapter. These themes are effective because of the things that happen in the chapter.
