"Garfield Minus Garfield is a site dedicated to removing Garfield from the Garfield comic strips in order to reveal the existential angst of a certain young Mr. Jon Arbuckle. It is a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet American suburb."
In the absence of his feline companion, all Jon has are his actions-- and these too, for the most part, prove futile. In the absence of a responsive environment, does Jon really exist? Is the mere action of "action" enough to justify his existence, give him identity? Or is his identity tethered to others' perception? (When he points to a ball of yarn--to no reply--has he really done anything at all?)Where is poor Garfield when we need him?
http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/
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