>>84534984I think you're mis-understanding me. His first wife was his consolation prize after the little red headed girl got married. He never loved her and of course that marriage eventually ended with him having an affair.
Have you watched Bojack Horseman? Think of Schulz as a much more successful Bojack. From all accounts Schulz was depressed and miserable, but for the most part it was he himself that caused his misery. He often talked about small slights that people did to him years and decades past, but when interviewers talk to the people they never remembered the slights they did to him.
I'm not complaining, mind you. It was Schulz's depression and idea that the world was out to get him that made Peanuts so great. A happy Schulz couldn't have made a character like Charlie Brown or Peppermint Patty. But it's important to separate the artist from their work.
>>84535052This was a common theme with Schulz. He never took responsibility for his actions or decisions, it was always outside factors that forced his hand. This applied to the Christmas special, the movies, marketing, etc even when people remember him making the decision, it was always CBS\The animators\ Marketers\Family\etc.
Going by how his family adored Schulz and how he still did the comic by himself despite most other famous cartoonists have the strips done by aids (see Garfield) it probably was his decision to end it, but Schulz would never actually own up to a decision.
