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Comment by the_gipsy

20 hours ago

But Charlie is a fool, a half-moron. Arthur is not dumb.

Charlie Brown is a child.

  • Sorta. The whole point of the strip is that they don't talk or act like children.

    "Schultz" is German for "brown". He's very much the author's adult POV, using a child-looking character to disarm the cynicism.