What’s wrong Charlie Brown?
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Charles Schulz never had a problem admitting that his famous character, Charlie Brown, represented the optimistic side of loneliness. The anxious, tormented, melancholic little boy, who we all loved, never surpassed his bad luck no matter how hard hard he tried. Charlie Brown made us laugh and cry; but above all, the boy with the yellow shirt and rounded head was more than just a cartoon. Peanuts was a honest and outspoken comic strip about the reality of life and an insight into Schulz himself. His creator used to say that Charlie needed to go through all of those experiences, because he represented an average person. He believed people are more empathetic towards failure, rather than success, so naturally we felt closer to Chuck’s struggles.
Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Sally, Snoopy, and the rest of the gang were the first young characters to show fear and anxiety. However, some critics depicted Schulz’s work as an infantile portrayal of an average person’s neurosis. Pessimism, determination, and hope are undoubtedly the most valuable lessons Charlie Brow taught us. Let us look at his little grains of insight.
“Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.”
“I hate myself for not having enough nerve to talk to her! Well, that’s not exactly true… I hate myself for a lot of other reasons too.”
“Sometimes I lie awake at night and I ask, ‘Why me?,’ then a voice answers ‘Nothing personal, your name just happened to come up.’”
“I have a new philosophy. I’m only going to dread one day at a time.”
“I think I’ve discovered the secret of life –replace one worry with another.”
“We all need help with our homework. We’re all pleading for someone to listen. We’re all desperate.”
“It’s all very strange… You can be walking along not thinking of anything in particular. Suddenly, you’re reminded of a lost love.”
“Goodbyes always make my throat hurt… I need more hellos.”
“I think I’m afraid to be happy. Because whenever you get too happy, something bad happens.”
“Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it sure makes the rest of you lonely.”
“Wouldn’t it be something if that Little Red-Haired Girl came over here and gave me a kiss? I’d say, ‘Thank you! What was that for?,’ and wouldn’t it be something if she said, ‘Because I’ve always loved you!’ Then I’d give her a big hug, and she’d kiss me again! Wouldn’t that be something?”
“I don’t ever want to forget her face, but if I don’t, I’ll go crazy. How can I remember the face I can’t forget?”
“Somewhere in this great city there must be a mailbox with a love letter for me. But this isn’t it… Stupid mailbox!”
“Sometimes you lie in bed at night, and you don’t have a single thing to worry about… That always worries me!”
After all, Charlie Brown had a little bit luck: he hit a home run, flew a kite, and the Little Red-Haired Girl finally kissed him. Chuck will continue to be the representation of courage and perseverance. He reminds us that after the storm comes the rainbow.
