Idea of mice as a metaphor in his book

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1. Every biography reveals two selves. Consider Spiegelman's Maus - while it is labeled as a graphic novel, it is also Spiegelman's father's biography rendered by Spiegelman himself. What are the two selves revealed here? Give specific examples from the text in order to support your answers. Answer in no less than 250 words.

2. How does Spiegelman use the idea of mice as a metaphor in his book? Why mice as Jews, cats as Germans and pigs as Polish?

3. explain the relationship between these three terms - 'stories,' 'representations' and 'interpretation'.

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