article at philosophy now explains why charles shultz’s peanuts was the ultimate existentialist comic. among other things the author compares linus to antoine roquentin, the protagonist of sartre’s nausea. quoting linus: i’m aware of my tongue… it’s an awful feeling! every now and then i become aware that i have a tongue inside my mouth, and then it starts to feel lumped up… i can’t help it… i can’t put it out of my mind. i keep thinking about where my tongue would be if I weren’t thinking about it, and then i can feel it sort of pressing against my teeth…