Maus evoked many feelings. The holocaust themes are striking and it is great to see the perspectives of a survivor, and the perspective of the many who did not. The one segment that sparked particular interest was when Vladek had the dream involving his grandfather. In the dream the grandfather came to him telling him that he would soon leave the camp. That is so powerful. It is powerful to imagine something that actually occurs. Vladek indeed leave the camp to return to his wife and kid. In his mind he fabricated his departure. This is reminiscent of the self-fulfilling prophecy.
I believe greatly in the self-fulfilling prophecy. It is the belief that the energy you exert can be positive, or negative and that positive/negative energy will dictate the world around you. This is very powerful stuff I am talking about. In terms of religion I can be a skeptic. If the self-fulfilling prophecy winds up to be true then it allows people to control their own lives and achieve any goal they desire.
Vladek employed this method. At least I feel that he did it subconsciously. The point at which he had a dream he emitted that energy to the universe. He dreamed is grandfather told him that he would escape from the German work camp. This is an element of the story that is very cool because it can really connect with the audience. If you believe in something, you can achieve whatever you want. That’s a very powerful message.
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