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Emma By Jane Austen. ... Both Emma and her father are trying to cope with this
drastic change and overcome their sense of despondency. ...
Emma. Emma Austen, Jane. Emma. New York: Bantam Books, 1981. Emma takes
place in Hartfield, which is a part of Highbury, England. ...
Emma. Emma Austen, Jane. Emma. New York: Bantam Books, 1981. Emma takes
place in Hartfield, which is a part of Highbury, England. ...
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Emma. The Rewarding of the Undeserving ... of a spinster. Jane Austen introduces
Emma as the epitome of women in her era. “Emma Woodhouse ...
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The Rewarding of the Undeserving
Women are breed in a society where the concept of marriage is interwoven into every aspect of a woman’s life. It may be said that the women in today’s society are no different or better than those in the early 1800s. Most women allow their lives to revolve around men and pay no heed to fellow sisters they wound in the process. An honest woman will affirm that she despises a devious woman but only because she can not muster the strength, to use such a trait for her own benefit. Jane Austen presents Emma Woodhouse, a manipulative, proud, and vicious woman who gains a happy ending even as her personality should have damned her to the life of a spinster.
Jane Austen introduces Emma as the epitome of women in her era. “Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her” (Austen 1). The first statement of this book foreshadows the traditional ending in which Austen develops. Though at times it seems as if Austen did not develop this ending but sashayed into it because there was nothing left for the heroine to do. It seems unfair that Emma is granted a happy ending allowing for her misdeeds to go unpunished. Furthermore Austen lulls the reader into thinking Emma’s momentary guilt over individuals she meddles with is the maturing of the character, so she may better deserve a happy ending. Alas it is more like the fleeting grief of a spoiled child who has broken a toy and all too soon realized there were many others to play with. Austen allows for the traditional happy ending for Emma but it is not justified.
This novel represents the surface of society. Austen persuades the reader into thinking that life only deals bumps and bruises and not crushing blows that mold or break a person. Through this blasé plot the author flip flops...
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