1. Why was Vladek's father so reluctant to let him serve in the Polish army? Describe Vladek's father's plan to keep himself from serving. Describe his plan to keep his sons from serving.

Vladek´s father didn´t want his children to go into the army because of his own experience in the Rusian army. His father wouldn't let him eat or sleep. He starved Vladek so the army wouldn't want to use him.