Margaret Drabble, the author of The Waterfall published in 1969 and Ian McEwan, the author of On Chesil Beach , though published in 2007, deal with the struggles of the youth. This strugg le becomes relatable for every reader who fails to express or attain desired satisfaction from life, under the conquest of expectancies. The attitude of the characters to express themselves though varies in different aspects, but the approach of their crea tors converges at expressing the internal and external clashes, with the imagery of water. The authors make use of this powerful element of the universe to soothe, to rescue, to express and instruct the characters, reverberating through a chorus for the readers