The preceding quotation shows that Violet is a smart girl. This is what Count Olaf does not know. Count Olaf does not approach the Baudelaire children
very well. Count Olaf fails in approaching the Baudelaire children. The Baudelaire children have some skills that Count Olaf does not know. From the
preceding quotation, according to Kasarjian, Count Olaf fails to approach the children because he is unfriendly toward the Baudelaire children. It is Count
Olaf’s mistake that he does not know that Baudelaire children are smart. Count Olaf always uses bad treatment to the children. So, it makes the children are
distrust to Count Olaf. Violet’s eyes were wide as she looked down at the document, and her face
was pale, and her left hand was trembling as she signed her name p. 143.
Count Olaf fails in approaching the children because he is unfriendly. If Count Olaf can approach the children well, he will know that Violet is right-
handed. So, when Violet is trying to sign the document with her left hand, Count Olaf can stop it. Count Olaf does not know that Violet is right-handed. What
Count Olaf thinks about the play is that he can get Baudelaire’s fortune. Count Olaf big mistake is he does not approach the children at first.
2. Count Olaf’s Failure to be Patient
Count Olaf fails in getting Baudelaire’s fortune because he is impatient. In handling children, Count Olaf must have patience. He must be patient, nice, and
kind to the children because those will make him easy to approach the children. “I’m just disciplining these orphans,” Count Olaf said. “I asked them to
make dinner, and all they have made is some disgusting sauce” p. 48.
In the preceding quotation, the Baudelaire children make pasta which is different with Count Olaf writes in the note. Count Olaf is angry when he knows
that there is no roast beef like what he writes in the notes. Count Olaf should be patient in dealing with the children. A good treatment to the children may make
the children like Count Olaf. Count Olaf fails to be patient because he is unable to control his emotion. According to Kassarjian, Count Olaf is not adjustment.
Count Olaf’s face grew very red. For a moment he said nothing. Then, in one sudden movement, he reached down and struck Klaus across the face
p. 53.
From the preceding quotation shows that Count Olaf is angry. He is angry because Klaus said that the Baudelaire’s fortune cannot be used at all. Count Olaf
becomes impatient. Count Olaf should be more patient to the children. He does not use his tenderness in dealing with the children. According to Kasarjian, this
explains that Count Olaf is impatient because he cannot adjust his emotion. Count Olaf reached out one of his spidery hands and stroked Violet on the
chin, looking deep into her eyes. “You will,” he said, “participate in this theatrical performance. I would prefer it if you would participate
voluntarily, but as I believe Mr. Poe explained to you, I can order you to
participate and you must obey.” Olaf’s sharp and dirty fingernails gently scratched on Violet’s chin, and she shivered p. 78.
In the preceding quotation, Count Olaf is impatient because he is unable to control his emotion. This is because Violet refuses to participate in Count Olaf’s
play performance. However, Violet refuses to join in the play as an actress. Violet likes to be the crew of the stage better than an actress because she is afraid if she
ruins Count Olaf’s play performance. Knowing that Violet refuses to participate as an actress, Count Olaf is angry. Count Olaf is impatient in dealing with the
children. If Count Olaf can be more patient, he can persuade Violet to participate
in his play performance nicely. From the explanation above, according to Kassarjian, Count Olaf cannot adjust his anger. He is angry when something is
not running well as he wants.
3. Count Olaf’s Failure to Steal Baudelaire’s Fortune
