Editing Linus Van Pelt (section)

==Personality== 
Though young, Linus is intelligent and wise<ref>{{cite book |last=Mansour |first=David |title=From ABBA to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th century |publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing |year=2005 |page=281 |isbn=0-7407-5118-2}}</ref> and acts as the strip's philosopher and theologian,<ref>{{cite book |last=Leaman |first=Thomas L. |title=Healing the Anxiety Diseases |publisher=Da Capo Press |year=2002 |page=268 |isbn=0-7382-0873-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Clayton |first=Philip |author-link=Philip Clayton (philosopher) |title=God and Contemporary Science |url=https://archive.org/details/godcontemporarys0000clay |url-access=registration |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company |year=1997 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/godcontemporarys0000clay/page/81 81] |isbn=0-7486-0798-6}}</ref> often quoting the [[Gospel]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last=Pendergast |first=Tom |author-link=Tom Pendergast |title=St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture |url=https://archive.org/details/stjamesencyclope04pend |url-access=registration |publisher=St. James Press |year=2000 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/stjamesencyclope04pend/page/n55 25] |isbn=1-55862-404-X}}</ref> Juvenile aspects of his character are also displayed; for example, Linus is almost always depicted holding his blue security blanket, for which he is often mocked by other characters, and he often sucks his thumb.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Morrow |first1=Hugh |editor1-last=Inge |editor1-first=M. Thomas |title=Charles M. Schulz: Conversations |date=2000 |publisher=University Press of Mississippi |page=7 |chapter=The Success of an Utter Failure}}</ref> Linus is the only member of his group who believes in the [[Great Pumpkin]], an alternative Santa Claus–like figure who, according to Linus, appears every Halloween, arising from the most "sincere" pumpkin patch and bearing gifts. He occasionally temporarily convinced other characters that the Great Pumpkin is real, only to stubbornly maintain his faith when they lose theirs.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lind |first1=Stephen J. |title=A Charlie Brown Religion: Exploring the Spiritual Life and Work of Charles M. Schulz |date=2015 |publisher=University Press of Mississippi |url=https://archive.org/details/charliebrownreli0000lind/page/88/mode/2up |pages=88–89 |isbn=978-1-4968-0469-3 |access-date=3 May 2024}}</ref>

In the strip from June 9, 1986, Linus claims that his birthday is in October.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schulz |first=Charles |date=1986-06-09 |title=Peanuts by Charles Schulz for June 09, 1986 {{!}} GoComics.com |url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1986/06/09 |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=GoComics |language=en}}</ref> Lucy gives him a chair for his birthday in the November 22, 1964, Sunday strip.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schulz |first=Charles |date=1964-11-22 |title=Peanuts by Charles Schulz for November 22, 1964 {{!}} GoComics.com |url=https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1964/11/22 |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=GoComics |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2023 |title=The Sacco Armchair, the most revolutionary seat ever |url=https://www.finestresullarte.info/en/works-and-artists/the-sacco-armchair-the-most-revolutionary-seat-ever |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=www.finestresullarte.info |language=en}}</ref>