“Don’t give up,” says the mouse to Uncle History
“There are monsters everywhere…”
“There’s always a fight between hunger and safety…”
And Uncle watches as the children starve
He remembers Stalinist purges
He watches Palestine
“What does a mouse have to tell me?” he thinks
Missing the point entirely
The mouse is correct about monsters
They hide behind hunger and safety
But Uncle is bored by this
He knows the monster is there
But he’s already moved on
Planet of the Blind 