Mouse

 

Page 125 depicts the Jews who survived the Nazis' search, showing them wearing pig masks. The masks illustrate how it was necessary to disguise themselves as Poles whenever they went out. Alongside the mask physically covering their face, it also metaphorically hides their true identity as Jews. Mice are typically weak and defenseless, which parallels the actual events, as seen in Chapter 5 when the Jews could do nothing but hide. The mask provides a façade so that the Jews can even be looked upon as humans, instead of prey. Also, in the two slides in the bottom right corner (in the present), the American receptionist at the bank is depicted as a dog, which historically makes sense. Overall, the animal analogies greatly help to depict the complicated relationships between countries in ww2. 

After escaping, Vladek and Anja are seen walking along a path that resembles the Swastika, with the caption saying "We walked in the direction of Sosnowiec - But where to go?" The Swastika road shows the scale of influence of the Nazis; many of the cities were under control of the their regime at this time.  It also implies that no matter which path the Jews chose, they would eventually end up back in the hands of the Germans. The setting of the city also appears barren and lifeless, with dying trees and large rocks. Only the Swastika is clean, representing the Nazi ideology that only Germans were "pure". As Vladek and Anja walk along the path, it is almost as if they are staining it. Jews were seen as a large threat to the Aryan race, which was sparked the Nazi's anti-Semitic actions.