A phsycological question for the BEST?

Question

My story,set in the year 1799,is about a youn lady (Emily) who is poor in America.When her parents die,she becomes the warden of a kindof wealthy Aunt in England.Emily,who hated poverty because she experience many tragic events in her impovrished life,and was never really accepted by her peers,starts to like her new upper-class life.But slowly,it changes her view in life in a rather negative way (ex.Appearance comes before character.Money before love) and starts caging her,turning her into an artificial doll (as many upper-class people are).But then she meets a gypsy and she's attracted to him because he reminds her of the life she ONCE led.But in the end,the gypsy asks her to elope,but she rejects,because society has changed her from a romantic to a realist, and in reality, she knows that he can't offer her the comfort her AUNt can offer her.

Can you make this plot anymore interesting? or is it fine as it is? And have more phsycology to it?

Answer 1

Yep, sounds like Great Expectations by Dickens

Answer 2

It sounds good. Typical but good.

Make sure you add the tragic events that happened and like set her back when she was a kid and on up so that people can see the life she led and how bad it was because of her peers and the poverty that she lived in. It will help in the reason why she changed. And a gypsy.................I don't like that part. but hey its your story. Maybe a guy that just isn't so wealthy you know just average Joe maybe a teacher or something like that, that doesn't make a lot of money each year. But I think he should be looking for a girl that he can fall in love with that isn't looking for money so he should actually be rich. But loves to teach. Then he will be able to teach her new things about herself and they way she is acting and the way she has changed. but he shouldn't tell her till the end and she should fall in love with the person before the money and he should keep trying to get her because she is so beautiful even though he knows that he will not want her if she is only after his money.

I think that would be a good plot.

Good Luck

Answer 3

no more interesting than it is....people are influenced by money status and power....and will give up love for it.....but the reality is according to the story the gypsy reminded her of a life she once lived.....her choice , no matter what was to survive in her world and wait for Mr. Right, who would eventually come to her because of her new found status..........

i see this as more sociological than psychological in nature..........
class struggle and status ......the class struggle was within her...status.rich and poor.......
survival .in that time a woman depended on the family she was born into or their wealth....
women were totally dependent on their men, fathers, brothers or husbands back then......
she made the choice that was demanded of her because of her status.......
also consider the times on this point too...marriages were arraigned, though betrothal or introduction.the survival of the class depended on these traditions.......

Answer 4

Honestly, there's nothing psychologically wrong with the character. What's going on in your story is actually a sociological issue. To make your story more interesting, why not make Emily suffer from Schizophrenia with delusions?
Trust me, I know psychology. It's my major.

Answer 5

That sounds like a good plot! It's your story so you can do what you want, but I think it's good! If you are making it into a novel, then I would add more obstacles (maybe she sees things that remind her of her less fortunate past, maybe she wants to turn back but doesn't because she wants wealth, and things like that.)

Answer 6

Good morning Mr. Dickens !

Answer 7

What's your goal? To write a novel? A paper for school?
BTW--it sounds as if two different people wrote your post...
Whassup with that?

Answer 8

Way to rip off Dickens, man.

Answer 9

its ok like this