Read this strip on gocomics.com.
How much of this is meant to depict Lucy herself being stubborn, and how much just a very young kid rebelling against her parents? I think often, in Peanuts, cases of the latter evolve over time into cases of the former. That is, strips intended as general observations end up getting sorted by character, and so the kids accrete characteristics over time and in this way become complex.
In the lead-in panels, Schulz shows Lucy being contented with a word balloon containing a musical note. I suppose it's meant to represent her humming. It's not the first time he's done this.
I remember doing stuff like this as a little kid; getting angry and/or crying about something and eventually tiring myself out and realizing I was being kind of unreasonable.
ReplyDeleteNo way Schulz gets away with the fourth-from-last panel today. Talk about the possibility of self-inflicted SIDS!
ReplyDeleteYeah, don't let her go to sleep! She might have a concussion!
ReplyDeleteI found it unusual in this comic that an adult is speaking. As I remember this is a very rare instance in Peanuts. Do you know of any other times that a adult speaks?
ReplyDeleteTerry, I thought the same thing about the adult speaking.
ReplyDeleteI see she's already in her PJs. Do you suppose she's done this once already tonight, calmed down, and ramped back up the volume again?
Kinda funny to see Lucy dragging a blanket around. Must be hereditary.
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