Notes concerning the culture of the marketplace:

• As the fox justifies his thefts on the basis of his need, we see the realist logic behind Outcualt's talking animals.

Richard Felton Outcault, Pore Lil' Mose,New York Herald c. 1901-1902; rpt. in Alan Havig, "RichardF. Outcault's 'Poor Lil' Mose': Variations on the Black Stereotypein American Comic Art," Journal of American Culture11.1 (Spr. 1988): 36-37.