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In Maus, how does Art Spiegelman visually depict Jewish people and Nazi Germans throughout the graphic novel?
AJewish people are illustrated as rats; Nazi Germans are illustrated as cats
BJewish people are illustrated as mice; Nazi Germans are illustrated as dogs
CJewish people are illustrated as mice; Nazi Germans are illustrated as cats✓
DJewish people are illustrated as rabbits; Nazi Germans are illustrated as wolves
Rationale
Spiegelman employs animal allegory throughout Maus — Jewish people are represented as mice and Nazi Germans as cats, highlighting the predator-prey relationship during the Holocaust. Polish non-Jews are represented as pigs, and Americans as dogs.
In Maus, which animal does Art Spiegelman choose to symbolize Jewish people?
ARats
BCats
CMice✓
DDogs
Rationale
In Maus, Spiegelman represents Jewish people as mice, Nazis/Germans as cats, and non-Jewish Poles as pigs, among other animal representations. This allegorical approach references Nazi propaganda that dehumanized Jewish individuals by likening them to vermin.