In the story Maus how is a child of German and Jewish heritage portrayed and why?

as opposites

Explanation:

Life of a German child is about learning to be strong and or helping around in the house with your mother. Life of a Jewish child is about working hard around the camps taking in the disrespect that the German guards threw at them everyday.  

because their parents want them to be in the top and get a nice job

explanation:

reading poetry is challenging when you don't have or very little of social context and culture schema.

solution: read the introduction, the norm, or even explaination if you still dont get it.