Letter from Napoleon Bonaparte

I think that Napoleon Bonaparte is being obsessive in the letter that he writes to his wife, Josephine. When he says things like, “My beloved Josephine stands alone in my heart, occupies my mind, fills my thoughts” and “My heart, obsessed by you, is full of tears which prostate me with misery… You alone are the joy and torment of my life” I understand that he is emotionally fixated on “his” beloved Josephine. The letter sounds somewhat like a rant, especially when he mentions the five Vous! Napoleon is angry and frustrated with what his wife had been doing for the last four days and the irregular way she composed her letter. If I received a letter similar to the one that Josephine sent to Napoleon, I might have replied back in the same manner as he did, over reacting and being overly obsessive with the condition of their relationship. Not informing me as tu and failing to show any love while I am away at war would make me crazy too! This is why Napoleon’s letter comes across as obsessive.

“Got you all fired up with your Napoleon complex.”