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I Don't Speak German

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The Importance of Metaphor in Race Essentialism

Art Spiegelman has been criticized for his use of the mouse as a metaphor. The author says he disagrees with that view, and thinks it's an important way to look at the book. He also argues there is no race-essentialism in the animal heads or masks used by mice.

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