Uma othile ekubuza ngokuzumayo: Uyazi UCharles Monroe Schulz? Cishe ubungaphendula: Ubani? Kodwa uma othile ekubuza futhi: Uyamazi uCharlie Brown? Ngicabanga ukuthi impendulo yakho izoba: Yebo. Kulo nyaka wezi-2022, mhla zingama-26 kuLwezi, kuzobe kuhlanganisa ikhulunyaka kwazalwa omunye wabadwebi bekhathuni abakhulu kakhulu emlandweni. UCharles Monroe Schulz. Ipensela engangilithanda kakhulu.
Esikoleni noCharlie Brown
Ngomhla lu-1 kuMfumfu, isikole saqala futhi saya esikoleni noCharlie Brown ngesatchel. Kwenzeka eminyakeni eminingi edlule futhi thina bafundi sasibizwa ngokuthi "remigini", njengoba ungcwele wosuku kwakunguSan Remigio nje. Isikole samabanga aphansi, esiphakathi nesiphezulu. Izinkumbulo eziningi, ofunda nabo abaningi kanye nomngane othembeke kakhulu ohlezi ehlezi ebhentshini; idayari yami. Hhayi nje noma iyiphi idayari, eyayishintsha izifundo minyaka yonke, kodwa idayari enezifundo ezifanayo. I-Semper. Babengabo amantongomane Bazalwa ngo-2 Okthoba 1950 ngepensela yomdwebi wekhathuni waseMelika UCharles Schulz.
UCharles Schulz, kungani lelo gama elithi Amantongomane?
Kungani igama elithi Peanuts? Leli gama libonisa izihlalo ezishibhile endaweni yetiyetha kanye nezithameli ezakhiwe ngabantwana. USchulz akakaze alithande leli gama futhi ubelokhu elwela ukulishintsha. UMelissa McGann, umgcini womlando e Charles M. Schulz Museum kanye Nesikhungo Sokucwaninga eSanta Rosa, uyachaza:
"USchulz wayengalithandi kakhulu leli gama empilweni yakhe yonke. Futhi kuze kube sekufeni kwakhe, u-Schulz wagomela ngokuthi ngabe uncamela enye into, esikhundleni sePeanuts".
"Angilithandi negama”, Kusho umdwebi wamakhathuni. "Hhayi igama elihle. Ayinangqondo nhlobo, ayinancazelo, ivele idale ukudideka futhi ayinaso isithunzi. Futhi ngicabanga ukuthi amahlaya ami anesithunzi".
Esikoleni noCharlie Brown. Njalo
Esikoleni noCharlie Brown, ngoba lezo zinhlamvu eziphrintiwe kudayari zikugcina unolwazi phakathi nezifundo. Uqale ukuphupha nabo. Ngokuphazima kweso ubusenkundleni ye-baseball udlala nayo Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy nabanye, bese becasuka ngokunye ukunqotshwa. Noma ubundiza esibhakabhakeni nge Snoopy, "I-Aviation ace" yeMpi Yezwe Yokuqala, isenseleleni eqhubekayo ne-Red Baron.
Esimeni sezinkinga "ezibucayi kakhulu", ungalalelwa ngaso sonke isikhathi Lucy, owanikeza iseluleko "sengqondo" ku-kiosk yakhe encane. Lelo zwe elincane, indawo engaphansi kwedolobha elincane laseMelika, lanikeza izikhathi ezingapheli zenjabulo, kodwa futhi nokuzindla. Imichilo yoqobo yayiyizinsuku zonke futhi yakhiwe opopayi abangu-4 abadalwe ngokukhethekile ukuze bafakwe kalula emakhasini amaphephandaba.
Leyo micu ihambe umhlaba wonke futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, yenze abalingiswa abahlukile.
Abalingiswa bempumelelo engapheli
Charlie Brown: Umlingiswa oyinhloko. Ikhanda eliyindilinga, linamahloni futhi lingavikelekile. Owehluleki ongapheli, othandweni nakwezemidlalo, kodwa ongapheli.
USally Brown: Udadewabo omncane kaCharlie Brown.
Snoopy: Inja "ye-hound" kaCharlie Brown. Ngokuhamba kweminyaka uba umlingisi obaluleke kakhulu. USchulz uzophathisa umshini wakhe wokubhala ukuthi abhalele abafundi bakhe indlela yokuvalelisa.
Woodstock: Yinyoni encane umngane kaSnoopy.
Linus: Umngane kaCharlie Brown. Uhlale ephethe ingubo yokulala emnika isibambiso. Incazelo ethi "ingubo kaLinus" isiphenduke isaga ukukhombisa into enikeza umuzwa wokulondeka nokuvikelwa kumnikazi wayo.
Lucy: Udadewabo kaLinus. Akanaso umlingiswa omuhle, uhlale ehlaza umfowabo omncane uLinus futhi uyesatshwa kakhulu eqenjini. Uyahlanya othandweni noSchroeder, nokho, othanda upiyano.
Schroeder: Udlala upiyano futhi uhlala ephethe i-Beethoven eboniswayo.
I-Peppermint Patty: Intombazane encane enomlingisi we-tomboy, uCharlie Brown ambiza ngokuthi "amafutha".
UCharles Schulz, umucu wokugcina, umzwelo wokugcina
UJanuwari 3, 2000 usuku lomugqa wokugcina wamakinati. USchultz ushone ngoFebhuwari 12 ngawo lowo nyaka.
Ngokuvalelisa kubafundi bakhe ukhetha umlingiswa kaSnoopy, othi, ngomshini wakhe wokubhala, abhale la mazwi:
"Bathandekayo, Ngibe nenhlanhla yokudweba uCharlie Brown nabangani bakhe cishe iminyaka engama-50. Kwaba ukugcwaliseka kwazo zonke izifiso zobungane bami. Ngeshwa angisakwazi ukuhambisana neshejuli yesiqeshana sosuku. Umndeni wami awufuni ukuthi amakinati aqhutshekwe ngomunye ngakho ngimemezela ukuthi ngiyekile. Kuyo yonke le minyaka bengilokhu ngibonga ukulunga kwabahleli bethu kanye nokwesekwa okumangalisayo nothando engiluboniswe abalandeli bamahlaya. UCharlie Brown, uSnoopy, uLinus, uLucy ... ngingabakhohlwa kanjani..."
Iphephandaba laseLondon The Times wayikhumbula ngoFebhuwari 14, 2000, nencwadi yomngcwabo ephetha ngomusho olandelayo: "UCharles Schulz ushiye unkosikazi, amadodana amabili, amadodakazi amathathu, nomfanyana onekhanda eliyindilinga nenja efuywayo engavamile". ("UCharles Schulz ushiya unkosikazi, amadodana amabili, amadodakazi amathathu kanye nomfana omncane, onekhanda eliyindilinga onenja engavamile").
Futhi, ngithatha amazwi kaSchulz, “Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy… ngingawakhohlwa kanjani…”. Ngempela ngeke.
I-athikhili ibhalwe nguStefano Vori
