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Post by mistersnicket on Feb 28, 2005 1:15:33 GMT -5
It was his favorite book as a child, and so many things relate to A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Things I've noticed: .01 In the list of characters, there is a bear named The Bear Marzipan. In the description, Buzzati writes: "He spends his time inventing a quantity of machines and devices which are undoubtedly brilliant..." Sounds a lot like Violet, eh?
.02 He also desribes The Bear Dandelion: "Gifted with powers of observation, he can discover things which people more learned than he failed to recognize..." Klaus? Yes.
.03 There is also a character called Count Molfetta. As you can see, the letters O, L, A, and F are included in that name, and clearly enough, that spells Olaf.
.04 The author mentions the bears feeding on fungi. I thought maybe that could have to do with Fiona's interest in mycology - but that one's just a guess.
Are you seeing a connection??
I've yet to finish the book, but I'll let you know of any more more 'realtions' that I find.
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Post by Akbar Le Grey on Mar 2, 2005 4:36:23 GMT -5
Thes are interesting observations, though I disagree with 3 and 4. If you take "Count" and "Olaf" out of Count Molfetta you get *drumroll* Mett .I agree with points 1 and 2 though. Was there a bear who liked to bite?
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Post by PJ on Mar 2, 2005 4:41:32 GMT -5
I know plenty of books which mention the word fungi or mushroom, but they aren't ALL allusions to TGG.
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Post by AluminiumDonut on Mar 2, 2005 4:42:16 GMT -5
I know plenty of books which mention the word fungi or mushroom, but they aren't ALL allusions to TGG. THAT'S A LIE AND YOU KNOW IT. Even the instruction book to Super Mario World 2 is full of allusions. YES.
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Post by PJ on Mar 2, 2005 4:57:46 GMT -5
Oh dear, now I look foolish. I don't like being proved wrong. (jumps onto back of nearby bus and drives off) So long, suckers!
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Post by Antenora on Mar 2, 2005 7:59:24 GMT -5
It was his favorite book as a child, and so many things relate to A Series of Unfortunate Events. Things I've noticed: .01 In the list of characters, there is a bear named The Bear Marzipan. In the description, Buzzati writes: "He spends his time inventing a quantity of machines and devices which are undoubtedly brilliant..." Sounds a lot like Violet, eh? .02 He also desribes The Bear Dandelion: "Gifted with powers of observation, he can discover things which people more learned than he failed to recognize..." Klaus? Yes. .03 There is also a character called Count Molfetta. As you can see, the letters O, L, A, and F are included in that name, and clearly enough, that spells Olaf. .04 The author mentions the bears feeding on fungi. I thought maybe that could have to do with Fiona's interest in mycology. Are you seeing a connection?? I've yet to finish the book, but I'll let you know of any more more 'realtions' that I find. I also noticed the Violet-Marzipan and Klaus-Dandelion connections, but I didn't see the connection between Molfetta and Olaf. Good find. There's also a duke with a long nose, and his little silhouette in the character list looks sort of like Olaf. And there's the murderous, bear-eating cat named Marmoset--Lemony mentions marmosets in TGG. They're a small species of monkey, very cute.
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Post by mistersnicket on Mar 2, 2005 14:15:30 GMT -5
Thes are interesting observations, though I disagree with 3 and 4. If you take "Count" and "Olaf" out of Count Molfetta you get *drumroll* Mett .I agree with points 1 and 2 though. Was there a bear who liked to bite? No, not that I can remember. Antenora - thanks and good find to you too!
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Post by Antenora on Mar 4, 2005 9:30:20 GMT -5
Here's another, rather flimsy, connection: Bears involves a sea serpent, which looks vaguely like the one drawn on the UA map. There may have been something else about a top hat(worn by Ambrose the magician) and how it can be used to hide things, but I don't remember that clearly.
It's fun to read the books Handler enjoyed as a child(such as the works of Edward Gorey) and see what inspired him to write ASoUE.
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Post by PJ on Mar 5, 2005 3:12:10 GMT -5
Here's another, rather flimsy, connection: Bears involves a sea serpent, which looks vaguely like the one drawn on the UA map. There may have been something else about a top hat(worn by Ambrose the magician) and how it can be used to hide things, but I don't remember that clearly. It's fun to read the books Handler enjoyed as a child(such as the works of Edward Gorey) and see what inspired him to write ASoUE. Yes, I quite agree.....ANETORA Sorry, couldn't resist.
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Post by Lucky Orphan on Mar 26, 2005 16:42:10 GMT -5
Interesting revalations. Not sure if they have anything to do with ASOUE.
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Post by s on May 7, 2005 14:42:08 GMT -5
Thes are interesting observations, though I disagree with 3 and 4. If you take "Count" and "Olaf" out of Count Molfetta you get *drumroll* Mett .I agree with points 1 and 2 though. Was there a bear who liked to bite? Yes; points one and two sound quite intiguing, although three and four are kind of farfetched. I also noticed that Buzzati's writing style (although it's a translation, so I don't know how accurate it is) is somewhat similar to Snicket's; I'm willing to bet that he has influenced Snicket's writing.
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