Garfield, like all of us, dons a mask to hide his true self. Perhaps ashamed of what the world might think of him were he to lay it all out. In panel 1, he attempts to engage in an interaction with another. Davis, in a cunning master stroke, actually conveys Garfield attempting to scare Odie. This speaks to the way that we all, in many ways, attempt to “scare” or push away others in order to hide the parts of our personalities we do not care for. Davis here presents an extremely optimistic outlook on this issue. Odie, ignoring Garfield’s attempt to push him away, in fact delivers a sympathetic slurp to the shocking scene. The large rainbow slurp represents how Odie’s love and acceptance of Garfield and, by extension all of us, spans the entire spectrum of human emotion. This realization solidifies in the hearty snap bringing Garfield’s fear-inducing persona crashing down into him. Davis is telling us here that if we are willing to open up to others, we can find solidarity in spite of our flaws.
just-ducky over 11 years ago
Odie for the win
ChronicleHunter almost 8 years ago
arent these from the 1st year of garf?
jacob.c.bair over 5 years ago
wow… odie slurped hard… he made a rainbow slurp… 10/10!
Justham almost 4 years ago
Garfield, like all of us, dons a mask to hide his true self. Perhaps ashamed of what the world might think of him were he to lay it all out. In panel 1, he attempts to engage in an interaction with another. Davis, in a cunning master stroke, actually conveys Garfield attempting to scare Odie. This speaks to the way that we all, in many ways, attempt to “scare” or push away others in order to hide the parts of our personalities we do not care for. Davis here presents an extremely optimistic outlook on this issue. Odie, ignoring Garfield’s attempt to push him away, in fact delivers a sympathetic slurp to the shocking scene. The large rainbow slurp represents how Odie’s love and acceptance of Garfield and, by extension all of us, spans the entire spectrum of human emotion. This realization solidifies in the hearty snap bringing Garfield’s fear-inducing persona crashing down into him. Davis is telling us here that if we are willing to open up to others, we can find solidarity in spite of our flaws.