A/N: Okay, now I have an author's note for an author's note. How weird is that?
Anyway, this just gives credit where it's due (i.e. Dickens, Chopin)
I thought I might add to this one shot an explanation as to the inspiration for said one shot.
Recently, I have been reading Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens. For those of you who know it, you may have noticed a resemblance between my portrayal of Elizabeth and one of the characters.
The character I speak of is Miss Havisham.
In this book, the characters are generally exaggerated emotions or traits. I have often said that the emotion Miss Havisham represents is revenge, but in looking at it from a different angle, her case is truly pathetic, and she becomes the very picture of rejection.
I think that early on in Miss Havisham's rejection, she made for herself a world of denial. The idea for her, I believe, was that if she could make it appear as if time was stopped, then the pain of her love's rejection would also stop.
For Elizabeth, I have proposed a similar hypothetical situation—an ending to At World's End—that being that all of the men that once were attracted to her realized that dealing with her would always lead to betrayal. (Think about it: She betrays Norrington for Will. She betrays Will in the very act of betraying Jack.)
I can't speak for these betrayed characters, but if it were me, I'd be pissed. So I decided that Elizabeth is finally the betrayed, not the betrayer.
In this way, I created a parallel plotline in the two characters. Both were rich, then fell in love, then were betrayed. From there, Elizabeth and Miss Havisham become foils for each other. Where Miss Havisham decides to wreak havoc on the male world, Elizabeth decides to ignore the world outside of her room.
Pathetic really, isn't it?
Even more pathetic is that fact that I'm actually explaining this.
Ah well.
At any rate, add some angsty Chopin waltzes to the mix and there you have it: 'Frozen Time.'
Not that anyone cares…
Of course, I ought to mention Disney and the folks who made Pirates of the Caribbean possible, so there's that too, but the real inspiration came from Dickens.
Thanks for reading!
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