text: Sister Maggie at once draws our attention to the fact that the novel's emphasis is on the development and analysis of the character of a young girl.Other titles indicates the family and society have an equally important role to play.But these title are inadequate in so far as none of them gives the total picture.Neither is the novel only about Maggie , nor is it just a social document.Thus ,the present title was decided as it sounds attractive as well as indicates the role of the mill (around which the life of the protagonists revolves) and also the role of the river floss which becomes instrumental in bringing about the end by causing a flood,and is also symbolic of the life of the young girl Maggie.