Her parents said to her when Klaus was born, and again when they brought Sunny home from Pincus Hospital, 'You are the eldest Baudelaire child, and as the eldest, it will always be your responsibility to look after your younger siblings. Though she often collaborates with Klaus, she always feels the weight of being the oldest sibling. Despite such occurrences, Violet is still committed to learn about the world and is willing to admit she does not know much about something.Īfter her parents' deaths, Violet was forced to take charge. During these moments, Klaus' passion for reading comes in handy since he shares his knowledge in a wide range of subjects, allowing his older sister to become more aware of the world around her. Later, Klaus mentions there's 'something funny' about Josephine's suicide note, but Violet misinterprets this as 'humorous' instead of 'odd' and tries to dismiss Klaus' point about a secret message in the letter (in the live-action versions, Violet catches on to his suspicions faster). For example, in The Wide Window, Violet does not know what leeches are, likely due to her assumption that there was no need to read about them.

Though she is incredibly bright and intelligent, many things modern 14-15 year olds would know are unfamiliar to Violet, mostly because the series is set in an era in which access to information is more limited than it is today. She also built a telephone from scratch and created a device to soothe her sister's teething pains.

When Violet was around ten, she invented a new kind of pencil sharpener. The judge praised Violet, saying she could invent anything with both her hands tied behind her back.

When Violet was five years old, she won her first invention contest with an automatic rolling pin, which she made using a window shade and six pairs of roller skates. Before the demise of her parents, she liked to visit the Verne Invention Museum and its many exhibits, including one of the mechanical demonstrations that inspired her to be an inventor when she was just two years old.

Violet is possibly the greatest inventor of her time. She has a habit of tying her hair back with a ribbon when concentrating to keep it out of her eyes. Violet is an intelligent inventor whose wit and skills have saved her and her siblings countless times from death. Violet had a real knack for inventing and building strange devices, so her brain was often filled with images of pulleys, levers, and gears, and she never wanted to be distracted by something as trivial as her hair. Anyone who knew Violet well could tell she was thinking hard, because her long hair was tied up in a ribbon to keep it out of her eyes.

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