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What were the inspirations behind Eddies Kingdom?

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What were the inspirations behind Eddies Kingdom?

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For a long time I’ve been fascinated with drawing people as animals. I don’t really understand why. But I can see a furry gray possum where others see a former president. It’s just my way to bring everyone to the same level, no matter how important someone thinks he is. Drawing a person as an animal is how I show that we all have a common “unhumanity,” a certain “animality” in common. If we can see and accept that, then we’ll understand ourselves and others better. Maybe we’ll all learn to get along on this small planet we share. (I’m a badger myself, a badger who loves to draw.) It’s the idea that we are all animals that inspired Eddie’s Kingdom. Eddie is blamed for all the problems his neighbors cause in the apartment building where he lives: garbage in the hall, loud music, and smoke. He just wants everyone to get along. Since Eddie can draw, he decides to make one big picture of all his neighbors standing side by side. He will draw them so they can all see what they have in common,

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