Speigelman's way of story telling differs in multiple ways compared to O'Brien's in The Things They Carried. Often I had trouble following O'Briens style of writing, and I didn't care for all the individual stories within one big story. Speigelman style is the use of a comic book which is one a lot more entertaining, and also much easier to follow than O'Brien's work. Spiegelman's work doesn't make you question reality unlike O'Brien does many times. O'Brien almost seemed like he had the intention of confusing the reader at times, or make them question if an event actually occurred or not. Spiegalman's "Maus" is graphic, and also flows much better than The Things They Carried.
Some of the similarities within both works is that they both occur during a time of war where difficulties are very apparent for the characters. Both Tim O'Brien and Spiegelman show a constant struggle also throughout their works. I definitely prefer Spiegelman's way of storytelling because it is much easier for me to stay aware of what is going on. Often in Tim O'Briens writing process I became lost and often times misinterpreted scenes or individual accounts he worked to show.
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