How we cite our quotes: (Section.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"By the time they brought her to him, she was already suffering—maybe crazy." (42.30)
Susana was considered to be crazy even before she came to live with Pedro, but it's important to notice the connection between suffering and madness in this phrase. People often talk about the "madness of grief," and Pedro Páramo totally supports this hypothesis. As does this woman.
Quote #8
"Why do you deny me as your father? Are you mad?"
"Didn't you know?"
"Are you mad?"
"Of course I am, Bartolomé. Didn't you know?" (45.20-23)
Here, Susana admits that she is insane, but once again it seems like a challenge to society. By denying her father she is once again rejecting societal relationships and seems to be crazy because of this rebellious attitude. People probably thought James Dean was crazy, too.
Quote #9
"You're seeing things, Susana. When Pedro Páramo comes, I'm going to tell him that I can't put up with you any longer. I'll tell him I'm leaving. There are plenty of nice people who will give me work. Not all of them are crazy like you, or enjoy humiliating a person the way you do. Tomorrow morning I'm leaving; I'll take my cat and leave you in peace." (47.23)
When Susana sees and feels the ghost in her room, Justina's response is that she's crazy, even though Justina herself has heard and felt the ghost. This is her way of denying the existence of what she is afraid of: by calling it insanity.