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This 3 page paper considers whether or not Peanuts could be considered as an examination of existentialism as well as an extremely amusing comic strip, and concludes that it can. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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examination of existentialism as well as an extremely amusing comic strip. Discussion If were going to figure out Peanuts relationship to existentialism, we first have to define it, which isnt
easy. One source provides a fairly clear definition, so well go with that. It says that existentialism is "a philosophical movement that is generally considered a study that pursues meaning
in existence and seeks value for the existing individual" (Existentialism, 2006). Unlike other philosophies, existentialism "values individual subjectivity over objectivity" and as a result, "questions regarding the meaning of life
and subjective experience are seen as being of paramount importance" (Existentialism, 2006). Existentialism "tends to view human beings as subjects in an indifferent, objective, often ambiguous, and absurd universe in
which meaning is not provided by the natural order, but rather can be created, however provisionally and unstably, by human beings actions and interpretations" (Existentialism, 2006). Boiling all that down,
we can say that existentialism sees human beings as living in an essentially meaningless or at least ambiguous universe in which meaning comes not from the universe itself, but from
humans themselves and their interactions with each other. In that light, its easy to see that Peanuts has strong existential overtones. But is Charlie Brown truly an existentialist? Philosopher Nathan
Radke argues that he is: "Charlie Brown was no comic strip missionary, blandly spreading the word of organized religion. Upon reflection, the trials and tribulations of the little round-headed kid
provide deep and moving illustrations of existentialism" (Radke, 2004). Among the core aspects of existentialism Radke lists abandonment and a "free state" of human existence -meaning we have the freedom
to make our own decisions (Radke, 2004). These conditions apply to Peanuts because "Schulzs characters exist in a world of silent or absent adult authority ... While references are
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