If justice and evil really exist, then the orphans are the righteous, and Count Olaf is the evil. Others are more complicated and "human nature."
Think of children as utopian "good people" without any flaws, and Count Olaf as the other extreme, with others in between.
Characters in the first story:
Poe-blind, stupid/justice
First of all, trusting the "consultant", he casually sent the three children to Count Olaf, and faced the complaints of the children that they were spoiled children's complaints.
And every time the children told him that Count Olaf was in front of him, he never believed it.
His righteous side is that he has not only never been an accomplice of Count Olaf, but also resolutely resists people or things that hurt the children. But his blindness and inaction have pushed the children into danger again and again.
Judge-self-pity/helpful
She doesn't like her life and is not proud of what she has achieved. Trying to catch anything that could change her "sad" life, Count Olaf took advantage of this. But she was very willing to help the children and really helped them.
Characters in the second story:
Uncle Monty
This is the character closest to the "good guy", recognizing the disguise of Count Olaf (well, recognizing it in a sense). Brave, erudite, and risky for the children.
Characters in the third story:
Aunt Josephine-Fear, selfish/good grammar?
Fear of everything, yes, everything! Selfish, and depressingly point out every grammatical error. From the point of view that she wants to protect the children, she cannot be easily forgiven for her actions.
Characters in the fourth story:
The boss’s partner is cowardly and loses self/kindness
Lose everything in the face of love, obey unconditionally, and even violate one's own morals. But he is very kind, secretly kind behind sir.
Some people have no intention of harming others, so there is no way to oppose or resist them. For their inaction and chaos again and again, we only feel deeply powerless. Perhaps compared to Count Olaf, they are better able to show children the way they live.
There are also a few more "bad guys" roles
Lumberyard owner (sir), he is an unqualified bad person, or he thinks he is a bad person, but all he does is numbness and selfishness, and he doesn't care about anything other than himself. This is different from doing bad things with the intent of harming others.
Poe’s wife is equally selfish and doesn’t care about everything except her own home, but she and Poe have helped the children. Although it was by accident.
Finally, the protagonist
Count Olaf
For this role, the two words that I most want to evaluate are: Zou Xin.
Every conspiracy is well thought out, and every action is well planned. Be serious and meticulous to be a bad guy.
Children (Baudelaires)
I don't like the setting of good people and victims, but the very pleasing thing about these children is that they can't help themselves as victims, and actively solve problems every time and try to help others.
If there is a line between the good and the bad, then what is it?
If the criterion of definition lies in the heart, is he still a good person if he does a bad thing with a good intention and still doesn't know it?
This world is not a black and white world, but does it really have no boundaries?
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