Katie Allen: More Than What Meets the Eye
The eye is a significant symbol in the whole Series of Unfortunate Events story. We first see it on Count Olaf, on his ankle as a tattoo. During the beginning of the series it’s just a way for the Baudelaires to be able to spot Count Olaf when he had his disguises on. In the book I picked, The Austere Academy, the Baudelaires recognized that Coach Genghis was Count Olaf but his tattoo was covered by his socks and *spoiler alert* Sunny manages to untie his shoes and expose the tattoo at the end of the book. Later we find out that it was the symbol of the organization that is the base of the entire story and the entire lives of the Baudelaires. I decided to have my make be the eye because I know since I’ve read all the books that it represents the most important idea in the book. At first the Baudelaires fear it because it belongs to the villain but then when they find out the true meaning of it they are able to learn more about there family and finally make there lives less unfortunate. I’m sticking with my original make idea, origami, because it’s a hobby of mine and it’s a fun activity you could even do in a classroom with students!
Here’s a boomerang of the eye moving just for fun, the one I made lets you open and close the eye.
One Reply to “Katie Allen: More Than What Meets the Eye”
I really like your idea of doing an origami art project, for part of lesson. That is such a fun idea and very creative. I have only read the first 3 books of this series, but after reading your post, I really want to read the rest of the series.