Questions About The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #9)

by Lemony Snicket (Goodreads Author)

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Why is a man with equally strong arms and legs be considered a freak? Many people have this. Heck, some people in my school are like this!

Rosie Hi, This question as already been answered but I thought I would put my two cents in. I've just finished re-reading this book and I think the purpose …moreHi, This question as already been answered but I thought I would put my two cents in. I've just finished re-reading this book and I think the purpose of having the ambidextrous man being considered a freak is to highlight how ridiculous the idea of freaks is - something shown in the scene at towards the end where the crowd are calling Esme's suit and the man with pimples freaks even though they aren't part of the freaks and aren't freakish in any way. It fits with the whole series where the only sane characters seem to be the orphans and is just a silly reminder that the adults in the series aren't the most sensible of people. I'm likely overthinking things but that's what I got from the book this time around reading it. (less)

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Why does the Lemony Snicket always use characters that always don't really help the Baudelaire orphans except for the Quagmire twins?