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Post by Glittery666 on Oct 9, 2023 11:25:07 GMT -5
Klaus pretends to be fooled by Coach Genghis' disguise. After Violet and Sunny follow suit, Klaus explains that he hopes Count Olaf will be less cautious if he believes he's fooled the Baudelaires. I believe Aunt Josephine recognizes Count Olaf almost immediately, but she pretends not to recognize him in the hopes she can avoid falling victim to his scheme. Her subsequent actions are far from ideal, of course, but I think that can be explained by her fear. For all her phobias, one fear she has which is completely rational is her fear of Count Olaf. Fear can lead to people making irrational decisions. If Josephine had been thinking more clearly, she could have brought the children home after their first meeting with Captain Sham, and immediately told them she knows that Sham is Count Olaf. She could have then hatched a plan to flee with them, and told them about V.F.D. Interesting idea. Maybe Josephine and Monty both recognized Count Olaf, at least after a while, but played along to avoid become victims. Of course it didn't work but maybe they thought it might. |
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Oct 11, 2023 4:36:02 GMT -5
Just wanted to quickly dip into the conversation to mention that it was actually Violet who first pretends to be fooled by Olaf as Coach Genghis, and Klaus and Sunny who follow suit.
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Post by 183231bcb on Nov 5, 2023 19:41:27 GMT -5
Just wanted to quickly dip into the conversation to mention that it was actually Violet who first pretends to be fooled by Olaf as Coach Genghis, and Klaus and Sunny who follow suit. Ah whoops, thanks for the correction. That's what I get for relying on an old memory and not actually checking the book. |
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