In, Was it a Dream?, by Guy de Maupassant, the narrator is characterized, mainly, as being mentally imbalanced. First of all, he is depicted as being extremely possessive of the girl he once knew. This is clearly shown as he is standing in his apartment, looking at the mirror, which his beloved had used often, and he notes that it “had possessed her as much as I” (151). Anyone who would compete against an inanimate object, for the affection of their beloved, is undeniably unstable in one way or another. Furthermore, the narrator is notably obsessive and compulsive in his mannerisms. For example, when he went to the cemetery and slept/stayed there overnight, he was acting on impulse. Although some may argue that grief does—in point of fact—make