Book Club Timeline

  • Vladek's first love

    Vladek's first love

    Vladek was first intocuded to his love, Anja, by one of his cousins. They fell in love and stayed together for as long as possible.
  • Vladek's wedding

    Vladek's wedding

    Vladek and Anja get married.
  • Vladek Gets Drafted

    Vladek Gets Drafted

    Vladek gets a draft notice to fight against the Germans
  • The Start Of The War

    The Start Of The War

    The war had started. Vladek and other people were captured as war prisoners. There he worked for labor assignments for 6 weeks to replace the German workers that were called to fight.
  • Coming Back

    Coming Back

    After some time, Vladek was able to come home to his family and his little child, Richieu, but the Jews had to be relocated to the Stara Sosnowiec quarter. He never saw his first child again.
  • The End Of The War

    The End Of The War

    After many deaths and painful memories, WW2 finally ends.
  • Anja's Death

    Anja's Death

    Anja committed suicide because she couldn't get past the memories of everything that happened.
  • Vladek's Death

    Vladek's Death

    Vladek died of heart failure
  • Overall Theme Statement

    The overall theme statement is that family comes before everything.