Post by foxtrot on May 29, 2022 4:03:58 GMT -5
I hope I am posting this in the correct place.
I am currently reading THH again, and found the below paragraph very amusing. Violet is often illustrated as much taller than her other siblings, however this snippet seems to suggest that Klaus, at 13, may be tall for his age as well (to be taller than a fully grown man).
So how tall is Violet exactly, if she towers over Klaus, who might be of above average height himself?
The average height of an American male is 5 ft, 10 in. If the shopkeeper is of a shorter stature (and assuming he is American), we might place him at 5 ft 4 in., maybe?
The average height for a 13 year old boy ranges from 4 ft 11 in. - 5 ft, 5 in.; if we take Klaus to be the latter, and Violet is often illustrated as being two or three heads taller than Klaus, well... Violet must be very tall. And, as she's still going through puberty, I don't think it would be outlandish to say that she might grow even taller.
I'm not sure there's a discussion to be had here, really. The idea of Violet being incredulously tall is just something I find funny.
F. Trot
(P.S., there's nothing to indicate the shopkeeper has dwarfism, though I suppose that's a possibility too; he is only described as 'short' - which is sort of vague.)
I am currently reading THH again, and found the below paragraph very amusing. Violet is often illustrated as much taller than her other siblings, however this snippet seems to suggest that Klaus, at 13, may be tall for his age as well (to be taller than a fully grown man).
So how tall is Violet exactly, if she towers over Klaus, who might be of above average height himself?
The average height of an American male is 5 ft, 10 in. If the shopkeeper is of a shorter stature (and assuming he is American), we might place him at 5 ft 4 in., maybe?
The average height for a 13 year old boy ranges from 4 ft 11 in. - 5 ft, 5 in.; if we take Klaus to be the latter, and Violet is often illustrated as being two or three heads taller than Klaus, well... Violet must be very tall. And, as she's still going through puberty, I don't think it would be outlandish to say that she might grow even taller.
I'm not sure there's a discussion to be had here, really. The idea of Violet being incredulously tall is just something I find funny.
F. Trot
(P.S., there's nothing to indicate the shopkeeper has dwarfism, though I suppose that's a possibility too; he is only described as 'short' - which is sort of vague.)
