Miss Havisham in the novel.

Miss Havisham is a character created by novelist Charles Dickens (Great Expectations). She has been an inquisitive character that many people have felt inspired to re-create various, texts ,plays,poems, films,and television productions based on her; or just inspired by her. Her character has had such an influence on popular and high culture there is even named a type of depression after her called `The Havisham effect`. This is a form of depression that can be caused by having a broken heart. therefore they develop gaining pleasure through addictive behavior such as alcohol, drugs, self harming. I guess for Miss Havisham it was to relive the same day.

My first impression of Miss Havisham wow! I was intrigued she is a character that is full of mystery that I wanted to know about. Such as why is she wearing that dress? Why have the clocks stopped? Why the hell does she ask children around her mansion to play? I found her all very odd and wonderful. Of course as I read the novel I found the answer to me questions and more.

Pip describes Miss Havishams mansion as "old,derelict, and separated from the outside world. I found these words to be thought-provoking. These words to me also represent Miss Havisham's life she is seen as old through Pip's eyes, her appearance is not cared for, and she lives her life sheltered away from reality. She is living but metaphorically she is dead. She is living her life like a dead person. Pip also goes on to describe her home "the cold wind seemed to blow colder here than outside [the gate]". Implying to me again that she is like a deceased person, as they loose warmth in their bodies when they die.

Pip also described Miss Havisham to be a cross between a skeleton and waxwork. Since my brain processed those words they have stuck in my mind. My imagination plays on these words creating a figure of  Miss Havisham. Considering the fictional book was written and of course the characters are fictional. I can only create a Miss Havisham from my imagination but using the keywords that I found intriguing to help me create my character.