The first strip shows how humanised Hobbes is. Despite being a tiger, he's out with Calvin on a trek through the woods, walks on two kegs, and at the mention of a tiger gets scared out of his wits. It's as if he has no inkling of his own true nature. He's dissociated from his self and perhaps views himself as a human. In the second strip, one can see how materialistic and superficial Calvin is. It has been ingrained in his mind to dream big, and by that it is implied that he should dream of riches or power, since those alone would bring him happiness. In sharp contrast we have Hobbes who wishes instead for a big sunny field to be in. Perhaps at the time the conversation took place, they actually were in a field he imagines and this shows his satisfaction with whatever he has. He doesn't long for worldly material pleasures but enjoys whatever is present at hand.
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Date: 2019-08-02 04:45 pm (UTC)In the second strip, one can see how materialistic and superficial Calvin is. It has been ingrained in his mind to dream big, and by that it is implied that he should dream of riches or power, since those alone would bring him happiness. In sharp contrast we have Hobbes who wishes instead for a big sunny field to be in. Perhaps at the time the conversation took place, they actually were in a field he imagines and this shows his satisfaction with whatever he has. He doesn't long for worldly material pleasures but enjoys whatever is present at hand.