![]() Schulz was a religious man, so it is not unrealistic to believe that there was a specific religious intent for the Great Pumpkin (after all, there are a lot of religious points made in "A Charlie Brown Christmas"), but as it turns out, the satire was a bit of a simpler one. Linus gets kicked around by everyone for believing in something that he can't prove exists, but he is strong enough to keep on believing without something that he can outright prove to other people is real. However, another directly alternate take on the subject is that the Great Pumpkin is a satire of the way that society treats people with faith. ![]() One popular take on the Great Pumpkin is that Schulz is satirizing Christian evangelism, as Linus' faith makes everyone around him uneasy and in the end, he has nothing to show for his fervent beliefs. ![]() ![]() The Great Pumpkin is clearly meant satirically, but over the years, people have been confused about just what it was satirizing. ![]()
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