When Vladek received some supplies from the Kapo he was giving lessons to, he decided to help another prisoner, Mandelbaum, who was down on his luck and unhappy. Vladek got him a spoon, which was stolen from him, a belt for his trousers that he always had to hold up with his hand, and some shoes that actually fit him. Mandelbaum was overjoyed to the point of tears. “He was so happy, he was crying… and [Vladek] also started crying [sic] with him (“Volume II”, 34).” Furthermore, the Kapo knew that he was Vladek's friend, so they left him alone (“Volume II”, 34). Vladek's experience also helped Anja's survival. Anja had to carry extremely heavy soup containers which she often fell over and was beaten for this. Anja noticed that her supervisor had a worn boot as she was being kicked. When Anja said that her husband was a shoemaker and that the Gestapo had her boot repaired, Anja was treated much better (“Volume II,”