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Post by Old Swinburne on Sept 23, 2012 10:11:53 GMT -5
I was recently lost somewhere in the darkest areas of wikipedia when I came found that the Baudelaire page is classified under the 'fictional Jews' section. Having delved into the page's history, I found this link: www.momentmag.com/Exclusive/2007/2007-02/200702-Handler.htmlI don't know whether this is real or not, as it was removed a few months after it was placed; but I was wondering whether any of you 667ers knew about this? |
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Post by Skelly Craig on Sept 23, 2012 10:25:29 GMT -5
Yeah, I've also read in another interview (sorry don't know which one) that Handler had the Baudelaires as Jewish in mind when writing, even though it's not mentioned, only vaguely implied, in the book. I don't think I've read this particular interview yet, so thanks for that.
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Post by Dante on Sept 23, 2012 11:49:50 GMT -5
Yes, the Baudelaires are widely acknowledged to be paratextually Jewish. It's not in the text itself, but it's a subject Handler personally has referred to on I think more than this occasion.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Sept 23, 2012 16:10:19 GMT -5
There are some sources which claim Handler has announced himself more atheist than Jewish, despite his upbringing. But he has indeed declared the Baudelaires are of the Jewish persuasion, and I think we can justify this with some subtleties in the text, though it is in no way an overarching theme.
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Post by Hermes on Sept 23, 2012 16:22:54 GMT -5
Well, it's possible to be atheist and still identify as Jewish - and DH has spoken about his attending synagogue and keeping the Yom Kippur fast.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Sept 23, 2012 16:31:05 GMT -5
Oh yes, and the use of Seder Plates as well, I think. But it's possibly relevant to consider his atheist status when studying the roles of religion in ASOUE.
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Post by KlausBaudelaire833 on Sept 24, 2012 4:55:26 GMT -5
I thought we have a thread similiar to this....
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Post by Dante on Sept 24, 2012 14:50:52 GMT -5
Many times, probably. But that's okay. There's so much information out there that it's impossible for us to catalogue it all, and unreasonable to demand that it never be discovered more than once.
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Post by Old Swinburne on Sept 25, 2012 11:39:28 GMT -5
I'm sorry- I did search for 'religion', 'Jews', and 'Jewish', but I evidently didn't try hard enough. My apologies.
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Post by Dante on Sept 25, 2012 13:34:01 GMT -5
ProBoards's search function is not fantastic, so don't worry about it.
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