with a small amount of restored confidence, and even a slight amount of hope, a persons entire outlook can change. contrast the panels on page 188 vs the panels on page 194. in the first panels we see vladek stripped of all his belongings, all of his possessions, and all of his hope. he admits to himself that this is the place he will die. life is horrible. there is no light at the end of the tunel....by page 188, although he does not have much, he does gain a new level of confidence. depicted by the way he stands, and is depicted in the pannels as sharp and more sophistocated. even as a pow, he mannages to still generate a enduring character. he is only given clothes that fit, and and some food, but this seems to be everything to the man who has nothing.