ygrittebardots:

Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket is Jewish and has explicitly said that the Baudelaires are also Jewish. Klaus’ thirteenth birthday, therefore, marks his passage into manhood – or should have, if someone had bothered to throw him a bar mitzvah. Try not to think about the fact that his parents were probably in the middle of planning a legendary one. Unfortunately he’s orphaned and in jail with his sisters during this crucially symbolic birthday, and will have no more legal guardians for the duration of the series. From here on in, the Baudelaires are self-reliant. In this essay I will discuss