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Often [[Calvin's Dad]] is seen trying to make Calvin '''build character'''. He does this by making Calvin do things he hates, most notably [[camping]].
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[[Calvin's father]] often tries to make his son '''build character'''. He does this by making Calvin do things he hates, most notably [[camping]]. [[File:Character_Building.png|thumb|260px]]
 
==Examples==
 
==Examples==
 
===Snow Blower===
 
===Snow Blower===
   
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Once, Calvin wonders why his parents can't buy a snowblower, instead forcing him to shovel by hand, and yells to his dad from outside. He comes out the door and tells him that it builds character and to keep at it. Calvin remarks that it's "Pretty convenient how every time he builds character, Dad''''' '''''saves a couple hundred dollars."
'''Calvin: '''I'm freezing! Why don't we have a snow blower?! We must be the only family who still shovels the walk by hand!
 
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'''Dad:''' It builds character. Keep at it.
 
'''Calvin:''' Pretty convenient how every time '''I''' build character, '''he''' saves a couple hundred dollars.
 
   
 
===Calvin's Revenge===
 
===Calvin's Revenge===
   
On page 74 of the Snow Goons book, [[Calvin]]&nbsp;puts on his fathers glasses and combs his hair to look like his dad, and says "Calvin, go do something you hate! Being miserable builds character!"&nbsp; Calvin's [[Mom]]&nbsp;bursts into laughter but Calvin's dad says he's "sarcastic."
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In one comic from December 1990, [[Calvin]] puts on his father's glasses and combs his hair to look like his dad, and says "Calvin, go do something you hate! Being miserable builds character!" [[Calvin's mother]] bursts into laughter but Calvin's dad says he's "sarcastic". In another strip, Calvin makes a snow sculpture of him shoveling the walk while one of his dad hits him with a whip.
   
 
===Origin of Building character===
 
===Origin of Building character===
In one strip, early in the Calvin and Hobbes history, Calvin asks what is in his food. His dad responds by saying, "Try it, you'll love it." Calvin says, "Oh yeah? And what if I don't love it?" "Then it will build character." his dad says. This is the origin of Building Character in Calvin and Hobbes.
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In one strip, early in the Calvin and Hobbes history, Calvin asks what is in his food. His dad responds by saying, "Taste it, you'll love it." Calvin says, "Oh yeah? And what if I don't love it?" "Then it will build character." his dad says.
   
 
==Ways in which Calvin "builds character"==
 
==Ways in which Calvin "builds character"==
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Calvin's dad has told him many things build character, such as:
 
Calvin's dad has told him many things build character, such as:
   
*Diarrhea (this one is the most odd)
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*Diarrhea
 
*Bug bites
 
*Bug bites
 
*Camping
 
*Camping
 
*Numb toes
 
*Numb toes
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*Starvation
 
*Shoveling the walk
 
*Shoveling the walk
 
*Playing sports (baseball)
 
*Playing sports (baseball)
 
*Enduring cold weather
 
*Enduring cold weather
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*Food
*Suffering tough life
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*Suffering a tough life
*Learning to ride a [[Bicycle]]
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*Learning to ride a bicycle.
   
Other things have been mentioned that "build character". Even though Calvin hates building character, he is still forced to. He thus used this a factor in his dad's low [[Poll]]s.
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Other things have been mentioned that "build character". Even though Calvin hates building character, he is still forced to. He thus used this as a factor in his dad's low [[polls]].
 
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Revision as of 22:21, 24 March 2020

Calvin's father often tries to make his son build character. He does this by making Calvin do things he hates, most notably camping.

Character Building

Examples

Snow Blower

Once, Calvin wonders why his parents can't buy a snowblower, instead forcing him to shovel by hand, and yells to his dad from outside. He comes out the door and tells him that it builds character and to keep at it. Calvin remarks that it's "Pretty convenient how every time he builds character, Dad saves a couple hundred dollars."

Calvin's Revenge

In one comic from December 1990, Calvin puts on his father's glasses and combs his hair to look like his dad, and says "Calvin, go do something you hate! Being miserable builds character!" Calvin's mother bursts into laughter but Calvin's dad says he's "sarcastic". In another strip, Calvin makes a snow sculpture of him shoveling the walk while one of his dad hits him with a whip.

Origin of Building character

In one strip, early in the Calvin and Hobbes history, Calvin asks what is in his food. His dad responds by saying, "Taste it, you'll love it." Calvin says, "Oh yeah? And what if I don't love it?" "Then it will build character." his dad says.

Ways in which Calvin "builds character"

Calvin's dad has told him many things build character, such as:

  • Diarrhea
  • Bug bites
  • Camping
  • Numb toes
  • Starvation
  • Shoveling the walk
  • Playing sports (baseball)
  • Enduring cold weather
  • Food
  • Suffering a tough life
  • Learning to ride a bicycle.

Other things have been mentioned that "build character". Even though Calvin hates building character, he is still forced to. He thus used this as a factor in his dad's low polls.