Daniel Handler Lemony Snicket - 1561 Words

Daniel Handler, better known as Lemony Snicket, author of the once immensely popular children’s book series, A Series of Unfortunate Events; once said Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and dont always like.† One of the best examples of fate within literature is Shakespeares play Macbeth. Throughout the play Macbeth goes from noble man to murderous villain throughout his quest to change the fate presented to him by three witches who act as prophets to the other characters in the play. In the end Macbeth, despite his desperate attempts to change his fate, ends up in the exact situation that witches predicted throughout the play. Once fate and free will are put into perspective it almost seems silly to think everything about as being just by chance. Fate is real, as can be seen in various works of literature as well as in real life such as in religion, ancient cultures, and even in modern-day culture as well. In ancient Anglo-Saxon culture the word weird is used to mean the same thing as fate. In stories with Anglo-Saxon background such as King Arthur, Beowulf, and even Macbeth; the word weird is frequently used. In King Arthur weird was used to describe King Arthur’s ultimate destiny to become king of England even though he was separated from this real father from an early age. Beowulf visits the concept of fate through his destiny, which is to defeat the monster Grendel andShow MoreRelatedBook Report: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket682 Words   |  3 PagesBook Report The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket The Bad Beginning is the first in a series of childrens novels written by Lemony Snicket, whose real name is Daniel Handler, and was published in 1999. The book is about the three Baudelaire children, Violet, the oldest at age fourteen, her younger brother Klaus and the baby Sunny all of whom described as intelligent, charming and resourceful and extremely unlucky. The story begins with the children playing on the beach when they are approached byRead MoreMy Favorite Day Of Reading1511 Words   |  7 Pagesfinish the other half. Even though his writing is sort of cookie cutter, I still always find a way to connect to one of his characters no matter how small the similarity may be. I also hope to (finally) finish a book called Adverbs by Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, which is a series of short stories described by an adverb that is the title of each chapter. My interest in grammar has peaked since reading A Series of Unfortunate Events which teaches middle school kids about big words as well asRead More How Normal Has Changed Since September 11 Essay2013 Words   |  9 Pagesone example, fantasy book series that deal with frightening topics such as Harry Potter and A Series of Unfortunate Events (by Lemony Snicket) have been on the rise in recent months. They already had great momentum before September 11th, but many people believe that they have become more important to children since the attacks. Snicket (whos real name is Daniel Handler) suggests that children are turning to his books because traditional books say that everything will turn out all right if you behaveRead MoreMy Childhood And Teenage Years Essay2300 Words   |  10 Pagesfind the incentive to stop accepting all the bad in her marriage and leave but why did it take her so long? Why is it taking my mom so long to leave? The answer to this question leads back to the emotion called love. Lemony Snicket, the pen name of American novelist Daniel Handler, sums up the word love and its powe r when he writes â€Å"Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby--awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.† Snicket’s line is stating how love not only changes a person