As Mickey Mouse’s best friend and Daisy’s boyfriend, Donald Duck is one of the most beloved characters in Disney history. Despite being much loved by the public for different generations, Donald was not left out of the “controversies” raised by fans on social networks.
One of the biggest questions related to the dear duck is related to his peculiar habit of wrapping himself in a towel when he gets out of the shower, even if he doesn’t wear pants in his day-to-day life. But, what is the motive behind this custom?
Explanations
As reflected by the Superinteressante portal, Disney has already commented on the subject, where it said: “Donald puts a towel when he gets out of the shower to dry himself and not let the water run all over the floor”. However, some theories offer other explanations.
One of them says that, a few years ago, it was difficult to represent the appearance of something wet, like, for example, Donald’s feathers, both in animations and in comics. In this way, placing the character with a towel around his waist helps reinforce the idea that he just got out of the shower and is not dry, without requiring a lot of time from the illustrator.
Meanwhile, another theory says that the habit is just following an old tradition of comics and cartoons: that of animals that have habits and qualities of human beings. That’s why, so that the public can connect with the characters, scriptwriters and comic artists end up reinforcing acts that we do on a daily basis. In the case of the best friend of mickeyis to use the towel around the waist.
Source: Recreio
