![]() Little did he know, his mother had also received terrible news from her doctor about a rapidly advancing cancer diagnosis. He received his draft notice on November 1942, just days after he had turned 20. World War II interrupted everything, though. But as he received more and more positive feedback on his developing drawing skills, he soon began making the short trip to Minneapolis to take his courses in person. ![]() Initially, he completed his lessons at home in the safety of isolation. As he finished high school, his mother enrolled him in a correspondence art program. Any spare time he had, it seemed, he was doing one or the other. Growing up he loved two things: sports and comic strips. He was the only child of a local barber and stay-at-home mom. Understanding the immense cultural legacy of Peanuts requires us to delve back into the life and times of its cartoonist. This belief in community was central to who Charles Schulz was. This was the message at the core of the landmark television special A Charlie Brown Christmas. This was the truth at the heart of five decades’ worth of Peanuts comic strips. Only through the sharing of burdens and triumphs and fears and joys could a person navigate the immense challenges of life. That is why he believed that life was best experienced with others. ![]() Charles Schulz believed that life was hard and lonesome. ![]()
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