tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896588589550157740.post3659592950324088113..comments2023-08-06T00:27:40.525-07:00Comments on The Power of the Voice Group 3: Maus & Persepolis : Ariana Lizarraga- Maus Question Commander Mrs. Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10574254886261133450noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896588589550157740.post-5378134553921472014-10-13T13:43:23.186-07:002014-10-13T13:43:23.186-07:00I believe that the reason Jewish characters are re...I believe that the reason Jewish characters are represented by mice, Nazis as cats and ethnic Poles as pigs is because it is a metaphor for how cats hunt mice, while pigs are just standing by and watching. Upon some further research on your question, I came across the fact that the Jews are mice because Spiegelman took advantage of Nazi propaganda films that depicted Jews as vermin or rodents. The idea of making the characters into other life forms that inhabit the planet could be to protect privacy and make certain characters anonymous in the novel. To me, this lets the reader imagine the people all on his own, while still showing the racism going on at the time by classifying different religious and ethnic groups into distinct categories (predator, prey, etc.). The idea behind Maus being a graphic novel, could also be to strengthen this metaphor used by Spiegelman and also create a more vivid image of the author's experiences and his father's experiences. When reading a regular novel, one's imagination takes the reigns and directs the image that the reader "sees". On the other hand, a graphic novel is a guiding co-pilot that "shows the way" to the reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896588589550157740.post-14073326056877005332014-10-13T13:34:55.037-07:002014-10-13T13:34:55.037-07:00Ariana,
Pigs are also one of the top ten smartest... Ariana, <br />Pigs are also one of the top ten smartest animals in the world. Meaning the Poles were smart and didn't want to get involved which at this point they haven't. Cats are smart but at the same time very devious, they always have a plan. As for mice they can be clueless although extremely fast. When reading these trates you can begin to see the pattern on what kinds of people are put together with what kinds of animals. Thank you for boosting my thinking.<br />-Julianna Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896588589550157740.post-16799002757135801472014-10-13T04:19:52.865-07:002014-10-13T04:19:52.865-07:00Ariana,
I think you are right thinking that ...Ariana,<br /><br /> I think you are right thinking that the germans were treated as pests, and nonhumans. It was as if they did not have a voice, and were small, and treated like mice. Something you could add to your post is that the jews were drawn as mice because the germans were cats, and so, like many cartoons, the mouse is hunted by the cat. I think that this metaphor inspired the author in the making of the book.<br /> Your post is good, although you could have made the font the same color throughout the whole post. Also, you could make the formatting better, like adding the pictures directly to the text. Otherwise, it's good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com