Dog Sees God: Response

Dog Sees God Response Paper Dog sees God is a play that revolutionizes one of the most traditional comic strips into the modernization of the teenage world. It has completely changed my opinion of all the characters from Peanuts in an irreversible manner. Charlie Brown will never again just be that boy with the yellow shirt, Linus will know much more than how to drag around a blanket, and Pig Pen is anything but the filthy kid he once was. Watching these characters as their teenage selves allowed me to empathize with them in a way that would not be possible just by reading the comic strip. For the characters in Dog Sees God, life’s a harsh place. CB’s dog contracted rabies and killed a little yellow bird (that was always hanging out with
All other characters were repulsed by what CB had done. They did not care about his emotions or what he was going through. They reacted like crazy people living in a normal world. Van’s Sister, on the other hand, cared about what he had to say and proved to be a normal person despite being in a crazy world. In my opinion, she was also the most insightful of all the characters. She was able to console CB and comfort him regardless of what he may be. Most important, she sympathized with the fact that his dog died; something that none of his other friends were able to do. The acting had a perfect combination of craziness and sincerity, and that made it memorable. The most impactful scene of all, however, was Viper’s Nest. This was the scene where CB first goes to the music room to find Beethoven and ask him if he believed in an afterlife. Beethoven immediately snaps at CB, and rightfully so. CB had harassed (both physically and emotionally) Beethoven all these years and is now coming to him for advice without even an apology. CB realizes he was wrong in how he treated Beethoven. By the end of the scene, CB kisses Beethoven, leaving both characters and the rest of the audience extremely