Edgar Roswald Research Paper

Edgar Roswald, was a young child like no other. Although he grew up in a nurturing home, he did not share the same exuberance as his family. Edgar, was far different from his family and other children his age. When played with, he did not smile or laugh, he sat and stared, often becoming annoyed when he was not left alone. As time went on, Edgar grew more and more reclusive. He, now six, is often left alone by his parents, as they have given up on trying to communicate with him. However, they have often been wary of his actions. Sinister, being one of the prime words used to describe him. He had a certain look in his eyes, a look that would often render even adults speechless. He never cried, or even showed much when it came to emotions. Only …show more content…
One quite aways from any town or city. This gave him much room to wander around in. His favorite place to reside was, however, the small cemetery located on a trail past the house’s garden. The cemetery ancient and filled with broken and dilapidated monuments dedicated to the deceased. This was Edgar’s favorite place to go. His mother, would occasionally follow him and watch from a distance only to find him mumbling to himself. Perturbed, she would quickly leave and let him do whatever it was he did. Things slowly started becoming strange around the house. When jewlery would become missing, Edgar would say it was the maids or butlers. There would be many instances where the help would be fired despite there being no sign of jewelry in their possession, only for the objects to reappear days later. Tensions would grow high when Edgar was around. Not at him, but as if he had an ability to turn others against each other. His parents would bicker when they were with him, and be completely fine when he was gone. Often, the staff would gather and communicate in hushed whispers saying there was something terribly wrong with, “The Boy.” One maid in particular, Celia would swear he could control people with his mind. She would recall situations in which she would be cleaning the family’s china only to black out and find all of the plates busted, with no recollection of what happened. The only witness being