After reading Julio Cortazar’s short story, “Axolotl,” what do you think the “axolotl” represents or symbolizes? Give three reasons and quote from at least two of the following scholarly articles as evidence or support for your reasons: • Maurice J. Bennett, “A Dialogue of Gazes: Metamorphosis and Epiphany in Julio Cortazar’s ‘Axolotl’” • Thomas J. Knight and Alice H. Krull, “The Hidden Indian in Cortazar’s ‘Axolotl’” • Brett Levinson, “The Other Origin: Cortazar and Identity Politics” • L.M. Jaeck, “The Engendering of Consciousness in Cortazar’s Axolotl, Casa Tomada, and Las babas del diablo”