On page 131 of Maus II, I thought it was interesting that the British were represented by fish. It's almost humorous... y'know... fish'n'chips. Sorry, I couldn't resist. I just wonder what Spiegelman was trying to say about British. I think of the "dead fish handshake" that is a faux pa when shaking hands. Instead of having a firm grip, it's limp and not really dignified. Was Spiegelman trying to convey that the British weren't much help?
That's my little ramble. Let me know what you think.
Ps. Sorry I'm obsessed with the portrayal of different nationalities as different animals.
Can you imagine being able to tell the difference of people heritage by seeing if they had a tail?
weird.
At the end of the week
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So this week I had a huge writers block and as a writer that is never a
good thing. But today I spat out a poem and I've worked it and worked it
and I want...
15 years ago
I thought I was pretty sensitive to the portrayal of the different nationalities as well, but I confess I didn't even notice that! By the time it got there, I was so engrossed in the book that I stopped looking so close, I guess. Good eye.
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