We have always lived in the castle pages5/26/2023 ![]() ![]() Constance begins to make lunch, and Uncle Julian, the third member of the sisters’ household, looks over his papers. In contrast to Merricat, Constance is sunny and cheerful. ![]() Merricat returns home to her sister Constance. On her way home, a group of boys (the Harrises) sing a made-up rhyme about her sister Constance trying to poison her. Two neighbors, Jim Donnell and Joe Dunham, taunt and pester her, the former claiming that he’s heard that Merricat and her sister are moving away (which proves to be false.) Eventually, the cafe’s owner, Stella, tells Merricat to go home. On her way home, Merricat goes into a cafe defiantly, trying to demonstrate her lack of fear towards the villagers. It’s clear that the hatred between Merricat and the villagers is mutual, since she often wishes them dead. She explains that her house is set apart from the town, closed off by a fence, and her family doesn’t even accept mail or phone calls. These errands are difficult for Merricat because she’s afraid of her town’s hostile villagers, who she claims have always hated her family. ![]() She recounts a day of doing her weekly errands, such as going to the library and picking up groceries. Merricat says that all of her family is dead except for her sister, Constance. The novel begins with the narrator and protagonist, Mary Katherine “Merricat” Blackwood introducing herself. ![]()
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