Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art SpiegelmanMore than just a book about the holocaust, Spiegelman tells a story about himself, history, art, and father-son relations. Maus is a breakthrough work in the maturation of comics. This modern classic weaves a complex tale about identity, family, and the way history haunts us in ways we barely recognize.
Why this is progressive/liberal: When they're not blaming each other for being Just. Like. Hitler. US citizens generally concede the Nazis were bad guys, the holocaust was unacceptable, and that we should avoid similar mistakes. In Maus Art Spiegelman tells the story of his family and their experience as Jews in WWII Germany. Spiegelman's work gives us something to measure our selves by. When we set aside policy differences and conflicting cultural values we can compare ourselves to the reminisces masterfully caught by Spiegelman's art.
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