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Post by DiamondButterflies on Jun 26, 2009 8:17:07 GMT -5
"or even spotted the person who was using one of the passageways now, and probably for the last time, as she made her difficult and dark way toward the Queequeg"
Dante, that might be Kit. I think the leeches ate Jo down to the bone.
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Post by Dante on Jun 26, 2009 10:36:01 GMT -5
Circumstantial evidence suggests that the swimming woman isn't Kit, but I don't think it's Josephine either. For that matter, I don't think it's anyone we already know.
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Post by bitterapples on Sept 5, 2009 17:10:03 GMT -5
I highly doubt that Josephine is still alive. I've always thought that the "swimming woman" was Kit Snicket. However, I suppose anything is possible in the world of Lemony Snicket.
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Post by jessicajo93 on Sept 25, 2009 21:30:42 GMT -5
I think she could possibly be alive. I am insane and I'm off my meds right now,but I believe that it's possible that she could have managed to flag down a boat to help her before she was eaten too badly, of course she would have sustained a lot of injuries, but maybe if they got to her on time she could still be alive. Then she'd have to go to a psychitrist after her injuries were fixed because I'm sure it would have been a traumatic experience and she would have gotten over her fears and she would be able to find the children and adopt them again and they would live happily ever after! Now you have a possible explanation and I have a fanfic idea, I'll let you know when I post it!
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Post by Quagmire_Triplets on Apr 28, 2011 14:46:51 GMT -5
Perhaps The Great Unknown took her? It is said that no one ever returns from The Great Unknown, which could also further explain her lack of reappearance.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Apr 28, 2011 17:36:53 GMT -5
That's another plausible option; if it happened to be lurking in Lake Lachrymose at the time, there might be just enough time for it to rescue(?) her before she was totally devoured by the leeches.
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Post by csc on Apr 28, 2011 18:12:56 GMT -5
Or devour her anyways.
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Post by Quagmire_Triplets on Apr 28, 2011 22:02:42 GMT -5
That's another plausible option; if it happened to be lurking in Lake Lachrymose at the time, there might be just enough time for it to rescue(?) her before she was totally devoured by the leeches. It just strikes me as odd that throughout the series, Aunt Josephine is mentioned the most, as opposed to Uncle Monty or any of the other guardians the Baudelaires had. |
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Post by Dante on Apr 29, 2011 10:02:09 GMT -5
Is she really mentioned that much? Can you think of any examples that strike you as particularly suspicious?
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Post by Quagmire_Triplets on May 1, 2011 23:39:25 GMT -5
Is she really mentioned that much? Can you think of any examples that strike you as particularly suspicious? I am nearly finished rereading the series, I'm currently on The End, and I think it can be safely said that she is mentioned the most. Whenever previous libraries are mentioned Aunt Josephine's has always been mentioned. Sometimes Uncle Monty's library is, sometimes the Lucky Smells Lumbermill library etc, etc. I wouldn't say any mention of her strikes me as suspicious, just the fact she's mentioned so often. |
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Post by Strangely on May 21, 2011 10:07:03 GMT -5
Yeah she's the most mentioned of the guardians, I find it odd that despite only physically being seen in one book the Anwhistle families story is still developed constantly throughout the latter half of the series.
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Post by csc on May 21, 2011 10:11:20 GMT -5
Maybe she is mentioned this much because of Ike?
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Post by Dante on May 21, 2011 10:39:06 GMT -5
Good point; Ike's ability to whistle with crackers in his mouth was a way of linking the Anwhistles to the Baudelaire mother, for instance.
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Post by Dante on Oct 4, 2016 10:50:13 GMT -5
The other villagers are pretty much just murderers, though. One good apple won't save the crop. But in that regard, Hector is pretty much just the same character as Jerome and indeed Charles, and their goodness is balanced out by their uselessness.
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Post by lorelai on Oct 4, 2016 11:21:57 GMT -5
As much as I'd like Josephine to be alive, this idea could be implied by Lemony out of wishful thinking/hope. He was friends with her, and in fact, all the people we know for certain he was friends with (Hector, Widdershins) have unclear fates; they're deaths are heavily implied, but never clarified by the narration.
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