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QuizMultiple Choice

Remembering and Reflecting on the Holocaust

Question 10 • Common Core ELA 11 - ELA3011 IC

What does Art Spiegelman’s choice in portraying the Jews as mice and the Nazis as cats in Maus reveal about his point of view?

Answer
A
He sees the Jews as the innocent prey and the Nazis as the cunning predators.
B
He feels that people with similar nationalities can be depicted by the same animal species.
C
He thinks that animal characters will lessen the emotional charge of the narrative.
D
He hopes to gain empathy for the Jews who were forced to turn on each other to survive.

Explanation

The cats-and-mice imagery presents the Nazis as predators and the Jews as their prey, highlighting the persecution and power imbalance between them. This supports the view that Spiegelman depicts the Jews as innocent victims and the Nazis as cunning aggressors. Choice D concerns Jews turning on one another, which is not what the animal pairing itself primarily reveals.

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