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Gabe asked this question about The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury:
what is hobbes, a figment of calvin's imagination or magic?
Julia I believe Bill Watterson described it like this: Hobbes is not a stuffed tiger that magically comes alive whenever Calvin is around, nor is he a figme…moreI believe Bill Watterson described it like this: Hobbes is not a stuffed tiger that magically comes alive whenever Calvin is around, nor is he a figment of Calvin's imagination. As demonstrated in the drawings, Hobbes is differently interpreted by the characters. To Calvin, he is a fierce tiger who is also his best friend; this is why, when he converses with Calvin, Hobbes looks like an anthropomorphic tiger. To every one else, from Susie to Calvin's parents, Hobbes is just a stuffed tiger. Hobbes represents how people are able to see one thing in so many different ways, and no one way is correct.(less)
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