Max makes reference to both Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, yet on their voyage across the country, not one character comes into contact with any species beside the dog-type of Goofy and Max. Where do the ducks live? Where do the mice live? Why is there such clear segregation in this world? Who decreed this segregation? Is he or she a dogperson? How did they rise to power? Why does he/she think dog-humans are superior to the other species when Mickey Mouse, a mouse, is still revered on what it appears to be a ubiquitous cultural level?