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Spotlight: Calvin and Hobbes
Why do we care so much about an egotistical, obnoxious, bratty kid, and his stuffed cat? I know that I—along with billions of other fans— love Calvin and Hobbes, but I have to ask myself why. Calvin is certainly not admirable in any way, other than maybe the expert use of his imagination, and his undying devotion to his tiger. Mostly he can be counted on to be more intent on mischief than on doing good, taking an almost disturbing sense of pride in this. And when he isn’t “up to no good,” he can be found doing something totally unproductive, like watching bad television.And yet we do love Calvin and Hobbes, because they’re undeniably charming and childlike, with that sense of abandon that we wish we still had. Plus, Hobbes is the voice of reason, after all—a good foil to Calvin’s enthusiastic hedonism and reckless sense of adventure. Though, most of the time, we have to admit Hobbes doesn’t put up much of a fight…
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