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In the novel Emma Jane Austen portrays her views of love and marriage through some of the characters in her book, one of the most prominent being the main character Emma. She is able to show the readers this through her treatment of her. She portrays Emma as a sweet girl with good intentions, but also a self-satisfied, self-diluted and often ignorant young woman. The author, Jane Austen, builds her up to be very bold, in both her statements and actions, and in most cases, it is made clear to the reader what is really going on, while Emma is left in her own imaginary world. Austen’s treatment of Emma is her way of expressing her own thoughts, and making them clear to the reader by making Emma so self-diluted and oblivious to what is going on around her.
Emma is a story of courtship and marriage, and the centre of the story is the title character Emma Woodhouse. ... Weston, Emma is very happy for her friend, but is also very sad to see her
leave Hartfield. ... Emma began to advise the sweet and innocent Harriet in almost everything, and most importantly, who she should and should not associate with. When Harriet told Emma about the Martin’s, a local family of farmers that she had spent some time with, Emma advised her to not interact with them anymore, especially Mr. ... Elton, while Emma played matchmaker. ... Martin, Emma persuaded her to reject him, convinced that Mr. ... Emma, Harriet and Mr. Elton continued to spend leisure time together, and he seemed receptive to all of Emma’s suggestions, but Austen began to make it clear to the readers that he was actually interested in Emma, not Harriet.
Approximate Word count = 1299
Approximate Pages = 5.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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