BOOKS OF THE WORLD | "Peanuts": Philosophizing with Snoopy's Gang

Hello, how are you? Welcome to this podcast, from the Canary Islands to the world.

This is a literary journey without borders. Each episode explores a work, an author, or a literary movement from different corners of the planet. Because books are also passports, and each story brings us closer to different cultures, languages, and realities.

I suppose you know who Snoopy is. Good. This wonderful dog is one of the characters in a comic strip called "Peanuts."

"Peanuts" focuses on a group of young children, where adults exist but are rarely seen or heard (sometimes the teacher in the videos). The main character, Charlie Brown, is Snoopy's owner. He is meek, so much so that even the dog laughs at him, nervous, and lacking in self-confidence. He is unable to fly a kite, win a baseball game, or kick a soccer ball held by his irascible friend Lucy, who always snatches it away from him at the last minute.

"Peanuts" is more than a literary comic strip, as it contains philosophical, psychological, and sociological commentary, groundbreaking in the 1950s. Its humor is psychologically complex and driven by the characters' interactions and relationships.

And with that, I conclude today's episode. See you in the next one!

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Patricia López Muñoz
Higher Technician in Sociocultural Animation
Specialist in Immigration
Higher Technician in Social Integration