Closets and hallways generally are not areas of the house where you find life, substantial memories, or any emotional attachments. Edson states that “things happen in rooms” and the closet-man “does not like things to happen”. The closet-man’s specific distaste explains why the peculiar house does not have any rooms. “Closets, you take things out of closets, you put things in closets, and nothing happens…”, confirms that the closet-man, similar to the house, is not built to feel and thus incapable of being sad. It is also notable that when the closet-man is asked why he has “such a strange house”, he responds with “I am never sad”. The lack of emotion from a person is concerning and many would associate this quality as sociopathic or simply strange. The house is an embodiment of the closet-man, in the manner that they both lack signs life and
Closets and hallways generally are not areas of the house where you find life, substantial memories, or any emotional attachments. Edson states that “things happen in rooms” and the closet-man “does not like things to happen”. The closet-man’s specific distaste explains why the peculiar house does not have any rooms. “Closets, you take things out of closets, you put things in closets, and nothing happens…”, confirms that the closet-man, similar to the house, is not built to feel and thus incapable of being sad. It is also notable that when the closet-man is asked why he has “such a strange house”, he responds with “I am never sad”. The lack of emotion from a person is concerning and many would associate this quality as sociopathic or simply strange. The house is an embodiment of the closet-man, in the manner that they both lack signs life and