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Re:Calvin and Hobbes embodied the voice of the lonely child by tathastu on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @03:34PM (#9688069)
C&H is about imagination, not loneliness.

Imagination is an intrinsic and essential part of the human experience, especially in childhood, and to call it a 'coping mechanism' is completely missing the point.

Bill Watterson's genius was showing that there's a magic world in all of us; not that the world outside was not oppressive or unpleasant.

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Re:Calvin and Hobbes embodied the voice of the lonely child by shkkmo on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @03:43PM (#9688102)
Yes, calling 'imagination' just a coping mechanism is missing the point. But saying that C&H is not about loneliness is also missing the point.

C&H is about both imagination and loneliness. It explores the effect that using your imagination has on loneliness and vice-versa.

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