Who was the principal of Prufrock Preperatory

[MurderCountOmar]

If Nero was the vice principle, than who was the principle and what has happened to him? Or if he was just VICE?

[Dante]

This question was asked once before, long ago. It might profit you to have a read of the thread on the subject, no matter how many years old it is.

Who is the principal?

To be honest, though, I suspect that the principal simply isn't anyone important. Nero is only the vice-principal because it's a funnier title, and slightly more original than it just being the principal, like in most high school stories.

[Christmas Chief]

It may just be that we never see the principal; if he or she doesn't do anything significant, there's little point in introducing him/her.

[Tiago James Squalor]

Maybe the principal was on vacation, ever thought of that? ^^

[Seymour Glass]

Maybe Nero is the principal and just calls himself the vice principal because his stupid mind believes that vice principal is a superior position.

[Hermes]

Tiago: Well, one might ask why he would be on vacation during the term. Clearly there are breaks, since Carmelita later goes on one. But perhaps they are very short, and the staff feel they need longer breaks. That might explain why there seem to be only two teachers, come to think of it - there are more, but they're never all there at once.

Freebird: That makes a lot of sense, I fear.

[Isadora]

Freebird: Nice (: That makes perfect sense when considering a psychotic person like Nero...

[colette]

@tiago, you are so funny! A vacation!
I there wasn't any principal at all.

[littlelaurence]

I love your idea, freebird. The idea of him believing that Vice Principal is better is such a Snicket joke.

If a principal does exist, he either took a very long vacation to get away from Nero, or is as much as a lunatic as Nero is - after all, who would employ somebody like Nero and then keep him at the school?

But, really, like all these things, I reckon Snicket would have just done it as a joke. The books really are meant to be taken light heartedly. There are much better things to analyze than A Series of Unfortunate Events.

[beack]

Maybe it was the "advanced" computer.

[Dante]

Even though that theory is very silly, I find it strangely compelling. After all, it couldn't do a worse job than Nero.

[beack]

I got the idea from a Twilight Zone episode.

[colette]

So, what do you think, beack?

[beack]

I'm going with freebirds' idea. Seems right.

[colette]

Yes, probably Nero is a principal.