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2007-11-30 15:02:37

fume hood Posts: 4294967295	Re: Who's Reading What? Not exactly books, but I've been reading a lot of articles about the creator of Peanuts. Fascinating.

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2007-11-30 23:59:59

lucky66 AtomicHalcyonSocial Veteren Posts: 29	Re: Who's Reading What? <!--quoteo(post=89796:date=Nov 30 2007, 06:02 PM:name=fume hood)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(fume hood @ Nov 30 2007, 06:02 PM) [snapback]89796[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Not exactly books, but I've been reading a lot of articles about the creator of Peanuts. Fascinating. Charles Schultz was a very interesting character... a little paranoid, and easily resentful, and generally a complex, remote, moody person. Interestingly, knowing him better actually makes me appreciate Peanuts more than before. But then, long ago, I figured out that the strip was pretty dark, and not at all a warm fuzzy view of childhood. Rather, it's a thinly veiled portrayal of adult phsychological issues - "Happiness is a Warm Puppy" notwithstanding.

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2007-12-01 08:33:37

the_librarian Posts: 0	Re: Who's Reading What? <!--quoteo(post=89799:date=Dec 1 2007, 01:59 AM:name=lucky66)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lucky66 @ Dec 1 2007, 01:59 AM) [snapback]89799[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Charles Schultz was a very interesting character... a little paranoid, and easily resentful, and generally a complex, remote, moody person. Interestingly, knowing him better actually makes me appreciate Peanuts more than before. But then, long ago, I figured out that the strip was pretty dark, and not at all a warm fuzzy view of childhood. Rather, it's a thinly veiled portrayal of adult phsychological issues - "Happiness is a Warm Puppy" notwithstanding. One wonders if his combat experience played a factor in this???? "...After his mother died in February 1943, he was drafted into the United States Army and was sent to Camp Campbell in Kentucky. He was shipped to Europe two years later to fight in World War II as an infantry squad leader with the U.S. 20th Armored Division...." Of course, I havn't checked into this, but one has to wonder. I agree with you though, geared to kids, it has some complex issues. Lucky, drop a line if you want: levittown_online at googlegroups.com

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2010-04-25 11:27:53

fumehood Posts: 5	Re: Who's Reading What? Yes the PBS show about Schultz was fascinating. Just finished "The Roaring Twenties." By the way I highly recommend the BBC's "The House of Eliot."

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