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Lucia soon becomes very attached to Vladek, but he realizes he could never marry her. She later goes on to try to stop him from marrying Anja, but fails.
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Vladek meets Anja for the first time through one of his friends. He finds her very smart and beautiful, and will go on to marry her
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Anja's father is very wealrthy and wants to provide Vladek's family with wealth for when they have their first child. As a result he funds the creation of a new textile factory which Vladek runs.
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Vladek and Anja have thier first son named Richieu
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While Vladek is away on vacation with Anja, his textile factory is robbed. It is assumed that this is done by an anti-semitic group.
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Vladek is in the Polish reserves, so he receives a draft notice forcing him into the war.
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Vladek is released from his prisoner of war camp and disguises himself as a German soldier once he is out in public. This allows him to travel throughout Nazi Germany in safety.
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Tosha and her kids are about to be taken to the gas chambers, so she poisons all of them, including Richieu, to let them pass peacefully.
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This is when the Nazi's begin the use of gas chambers to execute the Jews. The gas used in these chambers is known as Zyklon-B.
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Vladek and Anja try to save Anja's granparents from being taken by the Gestapo, but they are eventually forcefully taken. They are moved to camps where they are eventually gassed.
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Vladek is helped by one of the Kapo in return for teaching him English. Vladek is given food and security from being moved to a gas chamber in
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After telling one of the Kapo that he used to be a skilled tinman, Vladek is moved to be a tinman in one of the factories. This is a very lucky position because it provided him with great security from being killed.
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After Auschwitz was evacuated the Jews are held in train cars for several days in Dachau. Here many of them die due to lack of food and water. Vladke is able to survive by hanging his blanket from the roof and sitting on it.
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Anja and Vladek have their second child, Art. He is an only child because Richieu was poisoned in the war.
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Vladek Passes away due to complications with his heart.