Changes: Building character

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.

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.

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 ===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]''''' build[s] character, '''''[Dad]'''''saves a couple hundred dollars."
+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."
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 ===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.
+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, "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.
+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"==
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 *Camping
 *Numb toes
+*Starvation
 *Shoveling the walk
 *Playing sports (baseball)
 *Enduring cold weather
+*Food
 *Suffering a tough life
-*Learning to ride a [[Cycling|Bicycle.]]
+*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 [[Polls]].
+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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