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My Favorite Cartoon Character

     I was going to originally write this blog post about Calvin and Hobbes because I read them all the time as child. They are funny cartoons and the dichotomy of Calvins rambunctious nature and Hobbes' pragmatic viewpoint are always entertaining. However, the more I thought about it the more I thought that, although I love Calvin and Hobbes, they are not my favorite cartoon characters. No, that honor belongs to Linus. Linus is Charlie Brown's best friend from the peanut cartoons. I think he is absolutely fabulous. He is quite wise for his age and has some of the best quotes in the comics and cartoon films. My favorite is when he waits all night for the great pumpkin to come visit him on Halloween night. It is the perfect mix of humor, hope, wisdom, and wonder. Linus also always carries around a blue security blanket with him. This is fitting because he sort of acts like the security blanket for the rest of the characters. He is the greatest cartoon character of all time.

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