We Have Always Lived in the Castle

There are human beings who just don't want other people and thinks of them dead without remorse or joy or any feeling at all. It is possible to hate people with no basis, or there could be one but enough to wish another dead. The tragedy of the Blackwood is not even a tragedy for Mericat. It's just another walk through town like any other day. The take away from this short story is that there are people who don't give a shit and just want to continue with their lives. One does not have to have to many of a companion, and in this case. One sister is enough.