Curious George and Evolution
Way back in 2000 I bought myself a Curious George journal. I thought I was being orignal at the time because Curious George had kind of gone out of style and instead of fixating on Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse or Hello Kitty I chose the less common. I really liked his cute little face and the happy yellow background that was used on every page. I still do but have grown up a little more since then.
As I began writting in my journal I started thinking about CG's chararcter traits, how he lived with the man in the yellow hat and all of the little adventures that CG went on. He took on the mannerisms and characteristics of a child. I began to think that maybe CG was meant to be a children's primer for the theory of evolution. A sly decoy to infiltrate children's brains towards one way of thought. I had forgotten this random thought until recently when I learned of the new resurgance of the CG movie that is coming out soon.
I did a little bit of research on CG and it turns out that he was created in 1940 Germany. I have been to Germany and have relatives from Germany. My experiences have shown that it is a non-religious country. I have also read books on how the Nazi's controlled religion and that makes me think about how anti-God that country is, it would stand to reason that CG would have been created in Deutchland.
I read a quote from the author and creator of CG and she said;
"He became very much a figure of his own. He knew what he could do and couldn't do. He became a person," Margret Rey said.
What rings out to me from this quote is 'he became a person'. I think that is true! He took on more than a monkey's antics but more of a child's curiosity. So I rest my case that Curious George is a model for evolution.
Yes I know, I have too much time on my hands and I am probably going a little over board.
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