The image of Art carrying a bag suggests that Art is harboring some guilt. To be carrying around baggage is to have some form of guilt. This story is most definitely about carrying around baggage.
Art feels guilty that he's making his father's personal life known to the public, and he feels guilty that he survived the Holocaust and his brother didn't. His father, Vladek, carries guilt from killing the soldier among other things. Anja feels guilt over helping communists behind Vladek's back. Lucia probably has guilt for trying to ruin Vladek's relationship with Anja. Every character in Maus is holding some kind of guilt, it just might not be as obvious. Baggage comes in different sizes, and so does guilt.
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