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Will and Karen purchased the house because their relationship was becoming strained with Will's work-related absences.

While Karen was always adamantly against marriage ( claiming that she valued her freedom above anything else ), she always found herself missing and needing Will when he was gone: " And yet even though Karen keeps Chad from overfilling the mold or Daisy from cutting herself with the scissors, she still cannot resist looking out the window every couple of minutes.

The sound of a passing truck causes her to glance away " ( House of Leaves 11 – 12 ).