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The mind'blogging' case of Calvin (and not Klien)




Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes fame) has always been an intriguing character for me. The "Jacks Mom-ish" sarcasm and his superior IQ have always attracted my attention. A four year old with vocab like his is as rare as a girl who doesnt say "LOL" in every text/instant message.

Is he a psychopath who talks with a 'teddy bear' kinda stuffed tiger (maybe all four year olds do this) or does he possess a magical tiger which pops alive when alone with him?

Is he a mentally ill kid who has split personalities (Tracer Bullet, Tarzan, Stupendous Man - Champion of Liberty and Fighter of Tyranny, Spaceman Spiff, etc)?

Is he another Einstein who can create duplicators, transmogrifiers(for those of you who dont know what this is, its a machine which can transform you into any being of your wish, Calvin's favourites being worms, frogs and all other slimy and slippery things) and time machines? Or is he like any one else just imagining them??

Is he - in his own words - genius not recognised in his own time? Is he an anti-social, terrorizing little girls and mothers through gross acts(like the "Snowman House of Horrors" or storing a full jar of ear wax, sneaking noodles behind his shirt and making it look like his intestines bursting out, asking Santa for flame throwers as Christmas gifts)? Or is he just another kid who doesnt want to go to school?

Remember in "Taare Zameen Par", when the guy imagines Pluto and Earth crashing into each other? Well, that is Calvin (in his Spaceman Spiff avatar) all the way.

Is he a hopeless romantic madly in love with the girl he appears to hate? Did he listen to the Black Sabbath song "Die Young" and take it so seriously that he should set out on this task, sliding off the edges of cliffs?

NO one can know. Least of all me (and maybe, you). So long folks.

Comments

  1. The Inside Story7 May 2010 at 17:12

    Haha..that was good! Especially the girls and typing 'LOL' part! I'm no huge C n H fan, but i think he's a highly (I mean HIGHLY) imaginative kid genius!

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