Ebook: Imagination and meaning in Calvin and Hobbes

One final sledride: the imagination's endless freedom -- When dinosaurs fly: creative spaces in Calvin and Hobbes -- Stuck on the sidewalk: understanding the human condition -- Irony: the real world's uncomfortable lesson -- When roses smell like flowers: the individual's relative value -- True value: the friendship of Calvin and Hobbes -- Is god a chicken? exploring life's big questions.;"This critical analysis of Calvin and Hobbes explores Calvin's world as an intertextual space, revealing a deep reservoir of meanings. Close readings of individual strips highlight the profundity of Calvin's world with respect to a number of life's big questions, including what an individual values, friendship, God, death, and other struggles in life"--Provided by publisher.