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Post by Dark on Mar 4, 2004 22:19:35 GMT -5
This is not a theory, maybe you can come up with your own theories after this.
I read Salinger's Nine Stories, and 'For Esme-With Love and Sualor'. In fact I didn't understand much,(I'm mexi-CAN I'm still learning English), but I want to point out that this Esme has a younger brother named CHARLES! Rings any bell?
Many assume that Mr. B's name is Charles, because of the poet. So, maybe Snicket/Handler is taking into account Salinger's Esme and Charles. That would explain why in TUA Esme's last name can't be read.
What do you think?
*I don't know if this have been posted before.
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Post by negativenine on Mar 4, 2004 22:28:31 GMT -5
Hmmm... that's interesting. I said something kind of like this in another thread, but I think it was just going off on a tangent and I don't remember what on earth I was talking about. Oh yeah... I was talking about Esmé, Beatrice and Mrs. Baudelaire (if she isn't Beatrice) being sisters... I forget where it came from. But good for you for spotting that. I completely missed it. I didn't really get the story, either. It doesn't follow a definite format it's just some stuff that happens... that's what bugged me about it... although maybe I'm just stupid and missing something crucial.  Anyway, sounds interesting! |
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Post by Dark on Mar 4, 2004 22:32:24 GMT -5
I think that your theory of Esme, Beatrice and Mrs. B being sisters came from the groups of 3 siblings in the series. You know, the Bauds, the Quags, the Snickets, the White Powder Faced ladies w/their deceased sibling. I wonder if the Sebalds have another brother or sister.
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Post by negativenine on Mar 4, 2004 22:51:11 GMT -5
Yeah, that's exactly what lead up to it... oh, and wait! Swans was talking about Snicket comparing people to ghosts. He compared Violet, Esmé and Beatrice to ghosts, so I thought maybe they were sisters.... you know, family resemblances and all. Now if I could remember what on earth got us onto that topic maybe I could find the thread.. I'll search in a minute...
A third Sebald sibling? Perhaps one of the people with hair/beards or lack thereof?
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Post by Dark on Mar 4, 2004 22:56:52 GMT -5
Violet, Esme & Beatrice? That's interesting. I hope you can find that thread.
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Post by Caterina on Mar 5, 2004 1:11:11 GMT -5
Thats interesting, though those kind of things are pretty hard to be kept secret.
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Post by SnicketFires on Mar 5, 2004 11:07:26 GMT -5
I read "Nine Stories" too, and I can't beleive that I missed that connection. I always thought that Mr. Baudelaire was named Charles, and this theory could make sense.
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Post by MsMourning on Jun 10, 2004 21:01:08 GMT -5
If they are sisters then that might explain where Esme got the snowsuit with a B on it in TSS. Unless she stole it or something. I think it's possible that they could be sisters. The whole sibbling thing where they all have three children seems likely. Didn't the two powdered face women leaves Count Olaf's troupe? I haven't read it in a while. Maybe they left because they went throught the same thing as the Baudelaires or soemthing. Just a thought. I could be wrong.
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