Answer:
Through the novel "Maus," Art Spiegelman was able to express his opinions and also address the true events of the Holocaust through the use of animal characters.
He also relays the message of how one's actions can affect everyone, the suffering, and survival, the moral decisions, etc, that a person makes.
Explanation:
The graphic novel "Maus" by Art Spiegelman is a different yet unique take on what comprises a novel, especially in the literary world. Added to that, his characters include animals such as mice, cats, dogs, and even pigs, through which he characterizes the different races of the real holocaust.
Through the animal characters, Spiegelman was able to touch on the issues that would be deemed inappropriate for a human being to say or express. The animals, though deemed inferior to humans, here act as the voice/ medium to express out his real thoughts. The animal characters are also a platform in which humans can bypass the different difficulties that a human may be unable to do but as an animal, doesn't seem to have the same impact/ effect.
Moreover, he was also able to relay the message of how disastrous the Holocaust was. It also reveals the suffering, the nature of endurance and survival, and the moral choices that one can make which can influence the coming generations.