Schulz and Peanuts
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Schulz and Peanuts
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David Michaelis
About this listen
Charles M. Schulz, the most widely syndicated and beloved cartoonist of all time, is also one of the least understood figures in American culture. Now acclaimed biographer David Michaelis gives us an in-depth biography of the brilliant, unseen man behind Peanuts.
It is the most American of stories: How a barber's son grew up from modest beginnings to realize his dream of creating a newspaper comic strip. How he daringly chose themes never before attempted in mainstream cartoons—loneliness, isolation, melancholy, the unending search for love—always lightening the darker side with laughter and mingling the old-fashioned sweetness of childhood with a very adult and modern awareness of the bitterness of life. And how, using a lighthearted, loving touch, and a cast of memorable characters, he portrayed the struggles that come with being awkward, imperfect, human.
Based on years of research, Schulz and Peanuts is the definitive epic biography of an American icon and the unforgettable characters he created.
©2007 David Michaelis; (P)2007 HarperCollins PublishersListeners also enjoyed...
Are you a good man Charles Schulz ?
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I remember reading a story and watching a movie about you as a child. Not only did it promote your existence, but promoted Halloween into a mainstream holiday and American values. It inspired many modern cartoons, including Garfield and the Simpsons. I read many comic books about you as a child and realised in many ways how funny and interesting you and your friends: Linus, Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the gang; could be. Much of it has dark humour, with stories of constant failure being presented in a funny way. I read a book by Kevin Hart the stand up comedian who says being authentic, using your real life situation, is the best way to create true humour. It connnects with many readers as many of they share those experiences, and perhaps can identify the funny side of reality.
I listened to this book by D Michaelis about the creator of your stories. The author tried to demonstrate the many real life connections that inspired Charles Schulz to create this unique sense of humor.
1. Charlie Brown: A person with constant failure, depression, with an iron will to succeed is based on the Schulz life and rejection. Named after a friend of Schulz
2. Lucy: Inspired by his 1st wife, a high demand personality.
3. Schroeder: Dedicated to his craft of playing the piano, as C Schulz was to comic strip writing.
And the list goes on.
Schulz family has protested this book, originally this book was to be an authorised biography, but due to its painting of Schulz as a depressed and unloving man, I suspect this was drawn. Nevertheless it is a book that gave me much insight into the characters in the strip, and the man who wrote them.
Let's be clear, Schulz (your creater) was not happy throughout his life- you can see how his comic strip illustrates Charlie Brown constant failure, girls rejecting him (The little red hair girl was a love interested of Schulz who rejected him), publishers rejecting him, settling for a lady who previously ran off with a cowboy and was pregnant with his child, and treated him badly (Lucy was based on her, this lady ran off with a construction worker), his affair with several women, his second wife was a lady who was married at the time of the affair. Schulz appeared to have taken these badly, feeling his self-worth go down. He failed to realise that self-worth comes from within, not from without.
He sought happiness throughout his life, although never to quite enter it. He failed to realise that happiness is not a goal in itself, but a by-product of our thoughts, beliefs, values, and labour.
He is another example on how money, fame, and women will not make you happy.
The answer of why this is, one cannot be too sure. The author of this points to the mother not being as loving as she should be to her only child, Schulz, or the death of Schulz's mother to cancer at a young age,
Whatever the true meaning, one can safely that the turmoil of C Schulz inner demons was reflected in the comic writing, producing a humorous, clean, and enjoyable read.
Charles Schulz was a brilliant man, with many tragedies. Reading this story has given me a deeper insight to my own behaviour.
PS: if you are not real, don't tell me, I don't want to know.
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