vfds321s
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Post by vfds321s on Dec 12, 2018 19:06:22 GMT -5
About TCC, the end of the book confuses me. It seems that Olivia/Madame Lulu betrayed the Baudelaires by telling Olaf their true identities exposing their disguises, as said by Olaf. But in the Lion's Pit scene when Esme tricks Olivia into being thrown in, Madame Lulu tries to politely decline, saying she is a fortune teller not freak thrower and later says "I'm sorry Baudelaires" when the crowd went impatient. So did Madame Lulu really betray them, or was he lying just to break their spirit before disposing the older siblings?
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Post by Dante on Dec 13, 2018 4:48:23 GMT -5
I think Madame Lulu, or rather Olivia, is a confused woman who doesn't know where to draw the line. The idea of throwing the Baudelaires, or indeed anyone, to the lions is a bit too direct an act of villainy for her; but that doesn't mean she'd be able to resist the temptation to reveal the Baudelaires' secret, in line with her personal philosophy and obvious love for Olaf. And remember - the point at which she apologised to them was when she'd more or less been forced into pushing the Baudelaires into the lion pit, and at that point she took the vital fan belt away from Violet. She is a person who could be persuaded, by peace or by force, to do the wrong thing; and as the book's climax approaches, she concedes her good intentions one by one.
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Post by Foxy on Dec 13, 2018 8:03:29 GMT -5
Her motto is "give people what they want," which is not a great personal motto, but it is the one she chose for herself. She is trying to please everyone, whether they are villain or volunteer. She tells anyone who comes to her tent what they want to hear. I think a part of her really wanted to help the Baudelaires escape, and to go with them and start being noble, but because it wasn't easy for her to do so, she caved and was about ready to push them to the lions.
I am not completely convinced she really did love Olaf. I can't figure out if this was just a part of her disguise as Madame Lulu, and as Olivia she really found him repugnant, or if she really did love him. If she really did love him, that would add a whole new layer to her character.
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