The Underground Maus

Without the rise in power of the underground comic, graphic stories and ambitious beliefs would not have came to be as prevalent as they are today. One of the more famous artists to come from this era was Art Spiegelman. Best known from his graphic novels based on The Holocaust "Maus."
The story follows the authors father with his experiences before and after The Holocaust, and how it has changed him as a man. The difference this story makes is that this story is told in the third person perspective, and it has a unique way of delivering its messages. The Jews are represented as mice, while the Nazi's are represented as cats. This is set in a world where humans are only represented as animals, symbolic for their behavior in the world.
One of the ways this story is compelling to read, and how it highlights one of humanities worst conflicts in such a compelling way is its presentation, and art style. If the characters were human, it would not be such an easy read to get through. However with the characters represented as animals, it makes it more understandable given the nature of animal behavior. The mice represent the Jews being captured, and tortured by the Nazi's, so they must go into hiding. The cats on the contrary represent the Nazi's, the pursuers of the mice, and will stop at nothing until they are all eliminated.
It's a very unsettling story, with themes of loss death and misery to give the story its sense of identity. However it still has themes of hope to keep readers wanting more.