Little Red-Haired Girl
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The Little Red-Haired Girl is the unseen, idealized love interest of Charlie Brown in the Peanuts comic strip, symbolizing his shyness and unrequited affection.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Little Red-Haired Girl | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Peanuts character
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comic strip character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Peanuts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
A Charlie Brown Valentine
NERFINISHED
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It’s Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
idealized romance
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shyness ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| basedOn | Donna Wold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalNameInStrip | not explicitly given ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Charles M. Schulz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | iconic symbol of childhood crushes in popular culture ⓘ |
| emotionalEffectOnCharlieBrown |
nervousness
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romantic yearning ⓘ self-doubt ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | early 1960s Peanuts strips (unseen, referenced) ⓘ |
| franchise | Peanuts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hairColor | red ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Charles M. Schulz’s real-life unrequited love ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | English ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf | Charlie Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | comic strip ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Charlie Brown
NERFINISHED
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Linus van Pelt NERFINISHED ⓘ Peppermint Patty NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInSomeAdaptations | Heather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives many of Charlie Brown’s emotional storylines ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | Charlies Brown’s crush ⓘ |
| primaryTraitAsPerception |
kind
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popular ⓘ pretty ⓘ |
| relationshipToCharlieBrown | object of affection ⓘ |
| storyDeviceType | offstage character ⓘ |
| symbolizesForCharlieBrown |
hope and longing
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romantic insecurity ⓘ social anxiety ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children and general audiences ⓘ |
| typicalInteractionPattern | Charlie Brown admires her from afar ⓘ |
| visibilityInComics | usually unseen ⓘ |
| visualDepiction | rarely shown in original comic strip ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
The Little Red-Haired Girl