Maus: A Survivor's Tale Françoise Quotes

Françoise

Quote 1

“But if you’re a mouse, I ought to be a mouse, too. I converted, didn’t I?” (II.1.1)

The question of what animal to assign Françoise playfully references the limitations of Art’s animal imagery. Françoise is French, and she wasn’t born a Jew; she converted. Is she a frog or a mouse?