Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography
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good book, i'm about halfway through it and it's very interesting.
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Although Michaelis is a dedicated writer and I would assume he had the best intentions in mind with his book...he missed the mark completely. He got so wrapped up in trying to make the facts fit his own idea of a man that he completely overlooked who Charles Schulz really was.
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@Blueberry40 I agree. I think it's important to remember that while the characters go through common human experiences, this is a product of 1950's-80's America, and I think the feelings explored represent that world fully and completely.
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@Cathooon That's true, the characters are constantly reaching existential roadblocks. That's the beauty of the characters. Their child-like simplicity isolates the ingredients of common human experiences that usually go un-recognized.
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@rastlas I'm not sure why this matters. There's no need to get worked up about it. Read the comics for what they are, and appreciate the characters for what they are. The simplicity of Peanuts lets anyone read the meanings into their own lives, because these are human experiences, not specifically Christian or explicitly atheist. That being said, the characters he creates and their traits are drawn from the artist's world, so they reflect aspects of the world like a mirror held up to oneself.
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@Cathooon From Philosophy Now
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"While Schulz had a great interest in the Bible and the teachings of Jesus Christ, he was also highly suspicious of dogmatic pious beliefs. In a 1981 interview, he refused to describe himself as religious, arguing that “I don’t know what religious means”. Charlie Brown was no comic strip missionary, blandly spreading the word of organized religion. Upon reflection, the trials and tribulations of the round-headed kid provide deep and moving illustrations of existentialism."
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He reminds me of the dad from "The Waltons".
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Not true. Read Michaelis' biography.
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If he were an athiest, he would have stated that he was ashamed of the message in A Charlie Brown Christmas in which Charlie learns that the meaning of Christmas is the Birth of Jesus Christ. But He wasn't ashamed of his work in the comics and the specials at all. I think Shultz was trying to stress that he didn't hate Christianity, but rather religion and how it gets mixed with Christianity through fundamentalism. I think he was Christian, but not religious.
Blueberry40 2 years ago 5
Yeah, he disliked the stupid use of religion in comics.
If anything, that makes him more of a Christian, because he didn't like to see it so ill-used.
These quotes you offer prove nothing. His Christianity is well-documented. I'm not going to argue with someone who purposely misstates and has nothing to back up his/her argument. Bye.
rastlas 4 years ago 4