Vladek Spiegelman

Artie's father, Vladex, is one of the main character in this book as he tells his story of surving the holocaust. Even though he was captured, Vladek was very knowledgeable, thus giving him a great advantage. He knew several languages which has helped him greatly thoughout the whole book in helping him to survive. He  had tenacity in refusing to give up and die. Another useful thing for him was the fact that he knew how to do many jobs, and even if he didn’t know how to do a certain job, he was  a very fast learner. Even though he was seperated from his wife, Anja, who was at a concentration camp, his will to survive brought them together after the war. In the end, he was laid to rest next to his wife in 1982, long before the book was completed.