Compare And Contrast Granny Weatherall

Can two characters from a totally different story be somewhat similar to each other? Most of the time when asked to think of similar characteristics to another person the words gender, looks, and personality come to mind. It is not all cases though that any of those descriptive words match the similarities of the characters. Miss Emily is a stubborn and naive person, who wants to live in the past and let the future pass her by. Then we have Granny Weatherall, who like her name as to weather all the storms thrown in her direction. Two different people, but yet they share so many similarities and differences.
Miss Emily is introduced to us many different times, some being variations in age and activities. Granny Weatherall is introduced