Communication is not just limited to verbal interactions, but to actions between two individuals. Vladek's experience as a Holocaust survivor shapes his mindset in both volumes. His tendencies seem strange at first, but they begin to make sense as the novel progresses. Art attempts to interview his father in multiple sessions; however, Vladek tends to digress or stray from the topic. In the first volume Art tries to gain insight into his father's experience in military and field training. Despite this, Vladek begins to talk about his father. He adds, “the next year my father wanted me to do the same thing again, but I begged him and at 22 I went into the army” (Spiegelman p.47). Art realizes the change of subject and tries to convince his father to continue with his specific timeline. The act of rambling occurs several times in Maus, demonstrating that Vladek is incapable of telling his story to the most accurate extent. Furthermore, the two tend to argue over trivial matters. Art expresses his frustration in the second volume when he says, “I mostly remember arguing with him and being told I couldn't do anything as well as he could” (Spiegelman p.44). The combination of feelings of inadequacy and constant arguments with her father was detrimental to their relationship. Art refrains from contacting his father because he