TWO WOMEN WHO HAVE NEVER LIVED AND WHO WILL LIVE FOREVER: EMMA AND SENİHA

In this study, two novels, Madam Bovary, which Gustave Flaubert, one of the prominent authors, published in 1857, and Kiralık Konak by Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu from the Turkish literature have been analyzed especially in terms of their main female characters. The main similarities of these novels seem to be their themes, their attitudes towards the political and social issues, and the fact that they put forward the criticism towards those periods. In terms of the narrative elements of the novels, Madam Bovary's Emma and Kiralık Konak's Seniha, the main female characters of the novels, are also the central characters, who direct the plotline to a considerable extent. In both novels, time and space are completely made to make sense in terms of these female characters. It is also obvious that their personal traits have become dominant factors in reflecting the themes. In this study, we will try to analyze these novels, focusing on these main female characters. It will be noticed that these two women, who are made to resemble each other in terms of their similar tendencies, their passions and desires are, in fact, unique and different because of their distinctive features