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by davoomac on June 24th, 2006

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Who is Calvin?

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  • by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on March 15th, 2007

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    Named after 16th-century theologian John Calvin (founder of Calvinism and a strong believer in predestination), Calvin is an impulsive, sometimes overly creative, imaginative, energetic, curious, intelligent, and often selfish six-year-old, whose last name the strip never gives. Despite his low grades, Calvin has a wide vocabulary range that rivals that of an adult as well as an emerging philosophical mind, implying that he comes from a naturally literate family, as seen in this anecdote:

    Calvin: "Dad, are you vicariously living through me in the hope that my accomplishments will validate your mediocre life and in some way compensate for all of the opportunities you botched?"
    Calvin's father: "If I were, you can bet I'd be re-evaluating my strategy."
    Calvin (later, to his mother): "Mom, Dad keeps insulting me."
    He has also said, "You know how Einstein got bad grades as a kid? Well, mine are even worse!" He commonly wears his distinctive red striped shirt. He is also a compulsive reader of comic books and has a strong thirst for pop culture, including trendy or modern apparel, pulp fiction, and electronic devices—which mostly remain a wish throughout the series. Nevertheless, his often-vulgar experiences seem to give him valuable experiences, contrasting his preferences (and unusual derivations of thoughts) to the standards and morals his parents set to him. Calvin chews gum regularly and subscribes to a magazine called "Chewing". Hobbes occasionally challenges Calvin's strange obsession, but otherwise just remains calmly waiting for the strip to end. Throughout the series, he is also revealed to be a "trial and error" sort of person. Watterson has described Calvin thus:

    "Calvin is pretty easy to do because he is outgoing and rambunctious and there's not much of a filter between his brain and his mouth."[19]
    "I guess he's a little too intelligent for his age. The thing that I really enjoy about him is that he has no sense of restraint, he doesn't have the experience yet to know the things that you shouldn't do."

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  • by davoomac on July 31st, 2006

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    Calvin is an impulsive, imaginative, energetic, curious, intelligent, and often selfish six-year-old.

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  • by qwerty12345678 on April 22nd, 2011

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    the boy in calvin and hobbes

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