Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for March 14, 1993
March 13, 1993
March 15, 1993
Transcript:
Calvin as prisoner: Clang clang. As robot: Wizz wirp boingg wiss wirp boingg. Parrot: Awkk! Hello! Hello! Fish: Gasp gasp Calvin: Boy, am I glad to see you, Hobbes. Hobbes: Another typical school day?
I think I get it. First he’s rushed to school with other kids like cattle. Then he’s given a bunch of mindless information, like green goop put into a bottle. He has to pay attention or he’ll fail class/ he has to keep running or he’ll trip and fall. Calvin has to keep working hard, like a railroad worker. He has to learn to give out the correct answers, like a robot. He’s laughed at, because his answers are silly and awkward, like a parrot. By the end of the classes, he’s tired and sluggish and just wants to roam around doing his own thing, like a zombie. But he’s forced to be put back in place, like a shape being sent to it’s own hole (??). When he gets home, he’s so close to freedom, like a fish gasping for water. That’s my idea.
the calvinosaurus that calvin wanted to discover almost 10 years ago
thats alot to learn
ClaraBadWolf over 9 years ago
Ha! He’s a square peg in a round hole!
ChrisRJ almost 9 years ago
always loved Calvin’s parrot face!
diegozepedat over 7 years ago
what is this it makes no sense
yow4zip Premium Member over 6 years ago
That seems about right.
christijagam about 5 years ago
MJ J over 4 years ago
I think this is a metaphor for how schools are very mindless, robotic and controlling.