Could you give me some information on the Lemony Snicket book the reptile room?

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Plot graph would be nice
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main character

uh if i wanted to do my homework i wouldn't have ask this question!

Answer 1

The most important thematic information is that the robot people in the book are merely symbolic representation of the fears of the three small children. The final scene, in which the Baudelaires are rushed off the planet in space-jet, represents the futility of resisting fate.

Answer 2

From the Publisher of the book to Amazon:
Within the pages of this novel, readers will discover one of the books upon which the movie Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is based: The Reptile Room. Like the movie, this book tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children, who despite being pleasant lead unpleasant lives. From the very beginning of this volume, when the children are driving down a bad-smelling road toward a house full of mysterious beasts, continuing on to the last page of this distressing story, disaster lurks at their heels. Unlike the movie, however, this book does not contain moving pictures.

Count Olaf is not only smart, he is also intelligent. A renowned, talented, and handsome actor, he certainly could have his choice of any number of interesting careers, including a herpetologist's assistant, but as the saying goes, "nothing pays like crime." Watch out for the name "Count Olaf" everywhere.

P.S. He is also very good-looking.

Answer 3

PLOT
The second tale of the Baudelaire orphans begins with the children riding down Lousy Lane in Mr. Poe's cramped car, headed to the home of their new guardian, Dr. Montgomery Montgomery, a herpetologist, his name may be a reference to Monty Python. According to Mr. Poe, Dr. Montgomery is the Baudelaire's "late father's cousin's wife's brother".

Dr. Montgomery, or Uncle Monty as he prefers to be called, is a short, chubby man with a round red face, and is much friendlier than their previous guardian, Count Olaf. It is said that if Uncle Monty didn't die, he would have been the Baudelaire's best guardian. Uncle Monty tells the children that they will soon be going on an expedition to Peru once his new assistant, Stephano, arrives. He says that his old assistant, Gustav, suddenly quit before the expedition. Gustav could possibly be Gustav Sebald.

Monty treats the children well, and they are fascinated by the many snakes in the Reptile Room, a giant hall in which all his reptiles are stored. They meet The Incredibly Deadly Viper, which Montgomery only recently discovered. The snake's name is a misnomer since it is actually completely harmless. Uncle Monty intends to use it as a practical joke on the Herpetologist Society which is actually revenge for the ridicules of Dr. Montgomery's name: Montgomery Montgomery.

When Stephano arrives, the children quickly realize that he is actually Count Olaf in disguise. They wish to tell Uncle Monty, but Olaf threatens them with a knife. On the day they are to leave for Peru, when they discover Uncle Monty's corpse in the Reptile Room. He has two tiny puncture holes under his eye, and Olaf claims he has been bitten by the Incredibly Deadly Viper. The children try to tell the police and doctors that the snake is really harmless, but they don't listen to them. Olaf still intends to take them to Peru as planned, where he can easily kidnap the children. However, as they are leaving the estate, Olaf's car crashes into that of Mr. Poe. They return to the house, and discuss what to do with the children. The Baudelaires try to prove that it was Olaf who killed Monty, rather than the snake. Dr. Lucafont arrives and claims it was the Incredibly Deadly Viper that killed Monty.

Meanwhile, Violet finds Olaf's suitcase and picks the lock. She then presents Mr. Poe with the evidence. Mr. Poe asks Olaf to display his ankle, where the tattoo of an eye should be. However, the eye is not there. The Baudelaires insist that he has covered it with makeup, so Mr. Poe wipes the ankle with a handkerchief, revealing the eye. Olaf flees the house and it is discovered that Dr. Lucafont is actually Olaf's henchman, the Hook-Handed Man.

The story ends with Monty's reptile collection being taken away by a man named Bruce, and the Baudelaires must move on to a new home.

Plot notes
This book starts the long spree of murders committed by Count Olaf that will last until Book 5 (no one dies in Book 6, but the Quagmires are kidnapped), then resume in Book 7 until Book 10 (again, no one dies, but the white faced women leave).
It is mentioned that Lousy Lane smells like horseradish. According to Book 11, the horseradish factory located nearby is the V.F.D. factory, which was used to develop the antidote to Medusoid Mycelium.
This is where the children first meet Bruce, although they will not meet him again until book 10.

Main Characters:
Violet Baudelaire | Klaus Baudelaire | Sunny Baudelaire | Count Olaf

Secondary Characters:
Esmé Squalor | Beatrice | Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire | Mr. Poe | Fernald | Duncan and Isadora Quagmire | Quigley Quagmire | Carmelita Spats | Jacques Snicket | Kit Snicket | Justice Strauss

Minor Characters:
Bruce | Captain Widdershins | Charles | Dewey Denouement | Dr. Orwell | Fiona | Dr. Gustav Sebald | Frank and Ernest Denouement | Hal | Hector | Jerome Squalor | Josephine Anwhistle | Mr. Remora | Montgomery Montgomery | Olivia Lulu | Phil | Sir | Vice Principal Nero | Eleanora Poe Geraldine Julienne | Hugo | Colette | Kevin

Answer 4

Same plot as all the books.

The kids get a new guardian, Count Olaf shows up and ruins everything, and then it takes the kids ages to convince the people around them that it really is Count Olaf. It ends with the kids back in Mr. Poe's care, and Count Olaf escaping.

Answer 5

Why don't you just read it yorself, it's a kids book all of like 100 pages.

Answer 6

Read the book. Duh!