Comparing Literature: from All Rivers Run to the Sea, from Kubota, from Maus: A Survivor’s Tale

All of the selections in this Comparing Literature feature deal with tragic events in history. Write a brief essay in which you reflect on the significance of this literature in documenting these events. Answer the following questions in your essay: How do these selections help today's readers understand events that took place during World War II? What is the benefit of such literature for society as a whole? How might they affect our views of and responses to war today and in the future?