FROM YOUNG SPINSTER TO MYSTERIOUS OLD WOMEN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MISS HAVISHAM AND MISS EMILY

Abstract

Charles Dickens Miss Havisham and William Faulkner’s Miss Emily attributed an analogy in respect of the mysterious as well as miserable life they lead. Despite the fact that both memorable characters are created in dissimilar periods and by different writers, shared fundamental similarities. This comparative study is not only focusing on the common plights, conflicts and circumstances, but also examine the contrasting points of their lives. The writers effectively used the description of physical appearance to illustrate their psyche. The paper also concentrates on their gradual development from young & cheerful spinsters to desolated old women, left to live a frustrated, loveless and isolated life, even worse than death. Both belong to reputed and wealthy families, dreamed of a successful married life, but abandoned by their lovers and remained unmarried over the entire course of life. They stuck in the time by restricting themselves within the walls of their old decayed house and deny every truth and change forcefully.