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1ElizabethPotter
**spoilers**
I just finished reading House of Mirth and in one scene it reminded me of Villette.
Gertie Farish reminded me of Lucy Snowe when Lily seeks shelter at her flat after her confrontation with Gus Trevor at his London house. Selden has been kind to Gertie, who sits on the fringe of this society. This notice sparks a romantic interest that almost from the beginning has no hope of developing into a "normal" relationship. This feels so like the status of Lucy's relationship to Dr. John/Graham. Neither man acknowledges or realizes the existence of each woman's affections.
Both Gertie and Lucy help the women, whom each man loves. Gertie takes in Lily and continues to help her out of her own affection for her as well. Lucy does not have as much affection for Paulina but still befriends her.
Neither women ever unburdens herself to anyone but carries these feelings locked away even if some other character guesses at what each feels.
I am not saying that these two characters have anything in common personality wise. The situation connected the two.+
I just finished reading House of Mirth and in one scene it reminded me of Villette.
Gertie Farish reminded me of Lucy Snowe when Lily seeks shelter at her flat after her confrontation with Gus Trevor at his London house. Selden has been kind to Gertie, who sits on the fringe of this society. This notice sparks a romantic interest that almost from the beginning has no hope of developing into a "normal" relationship. This feels so like the status of Lucy's relationship to Dr. John/Graham. Neither man acknowledges or realizes the existence of each woman's affections.
Both Gertie and Lucy help the women, whom each man loves. Gertie takes in Lily and continues to help her out of her own affection for her as well. Lucy does not have as much affection for Paulina but still befriends her.
Neither women ever unburdens herself to anyone but carries these feelings locked away even if some other character guesses at what each feels.
I am not saying that these two characters have anything in common personality wise. The situation connected the two.+
2margad
I forget what time period House of Mirth is set in - but it does seem like there's a link between the novels in terms of time and place. Social constraints were so strong, not just against adultery, but against women even having emotions their society considered improper. I'm thinking of Jane Eyre, by the author of Villette, in which the girls in the boarding school were supposed to accept abuse cheerfully. Not just "suffer in silence," they weren't even supposed to be suffering! It's no wonder they locked away their feelings. When Jane Eyre was first published anonymously, it was considered scandalous. If I recall correctly, people refused to believe it could have been written by a woman, because people (i.e. men) thought no woman could have such shocking ideas.
