Talk:Satis House

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Though the story makes no note of it, a striking coincidence is that the term sati or satis also describes the now-banned Hindu practice of a widow immolating herself on the funeral pyre of her husband, which bears an emotional comparison to Miss Havisham's entombing herself in Satis House for loss of her intended husband.

per the no-original-research policy. —Vivacissamamente 20:18, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

This is not original research per Wikipedia policy because it does not propose a theory as to Dickens' motivation in naming the mansion Satis House. In fact, it explicitly says that the point is not mentioned in the story. The fact of the meaning of sati or satis is factual and I have added a source. I have also moved the item to "Trivia" in the manner of many other Wikipedia articles. -- Cecropia 20:46, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

I knew what a sati was. Right. I'll just outline my argument in case it matters.

If Dickens considered the practice when picking the name, we should cite that. Otherwise, the comparison between the two words doesn't seem very encyclopedic. It looks irrelevant, if not original (since I suppose the comparison must have occurred to some other published author as well). Since you contributed it the first place, though, I understand. —Vivacissamamente 11:43, 19 May 2006 (UTC)