We Have Always Lived In The Castle Narrator

Merricat Blackwood is an unreliable narrator in We Have Always Lived in the Castle, based on many of her actions described throughout the story. Due to the unusual way she behaves, it is fair to question if she is capable of being a reliable narrator. In the beginning of the story, Merricat describes herself and her family. For instance, Merricat says, “I have often thought that with any luck at all I could have been born a werewolf, because the two middle fingers on both my hands are the same length, but I have had to be content with what I had. I dislike washing myself, and dogs, and noise. I like my sister Constance, and Richard Plantagenet, and Amanita phalloides and death cup mushrooms. Everyone else in my family is dead” (1). This is showing us …show more content…
In the book she states, “I was allowed to carry cups and saucers and pass sandwiches and cakes, but not to pour tea. I was not allowed to handle knives” (20). Merricat wants to always please her sister Constance, so it seems her rules have been set by Constance. Or perhaps, she may have invented them herself, but with help from Constance. Throughout the book, we see how Merricat ask towards people and herself. This is shown through her actions. She has an internal voice that makes her have a very unique angry problem which makes her become insane smash items when she’s upset. For example, her relationship with Uncle Charles. In Chapter 6, Uncle Charles leaves the house to go to the grocery store. Merricat knew he was gone so now it would be the prefect time for her to search through his room because she thinks he may be hiding something. Merricat found her father’s watch in an open drawer that Uncle Charles may have been looking at. She wonders if she will be able to use this item against him. This shows us that Uncle Charles has an obsession with money which foreshadows a plan to