Thursday, November 12, 2009

The Reptile Room

Angel 25
The novel The Reptile Room (in the Series of Unfortunate Events), by Lemony Snicket, has 190 pages. The main characters are Violet, Klaus, Sunny, Olaf, Mr. Poe, and Dr. Montgomery. The Baudelaire orphans (Violet, Klaus, and Sunny) find a great guardian, but soon they see their worst enemy, Olaf. When the orphans meet Dr. Monty they are extremely happy until Count Olaf comes, in disguise, and kills Dr. Monty. Soon they find enough evidence and convince Mr. Poe that the person in disguise was Olaf, but Olaf escaped. A good conflict for The Reptile Room is Count Olaf vs. orphans.

The major conflict was the orphans vs. Count Olaf. Olaf has tried to steal their fortune. He acts so well (through out the book/series) nobody (guardians Mr. Poe, police, ect.), but the orphans knew it was him. He even threatened the orphans with a knife. No matter what, they always meet. The main conflict that stands out in this story is the orphans vs. Count Olaf.