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Frank’s courtship of Emma was a cover to hide his true attachment, which his aunt opposed. Through a series of painful misunderstandings, Jane broke off their engagement and was about to take up a governess position. Frank frantically obtained his uncle’s approval to marry her, and the two reconciled.
Emma Woodhouse has the world at her fingertips. She’s young, pretty, and smart; she also happens to be the reigning queen of her village’s social scene. Emma lives in Highbury, a small town about sixteen miles outside of London, with her aging father. Mr. Woodhouse loves Emma, but he’s utterly unable to offer her any guidance – which is ...
Emma. Published in 1815, Emma was written at the height of Jane Austen ’s popularity. The novel focuses on a heroine who takes an interest in matchmaking. The Prince Regent, George, did Austen the "favor" of allowing her to dedicate Emma to him. Austen probably wasn’t so excited about the prospect of dedicating her novel to a man who was ...
Emma Woodhouse. The narrator introduces Emma to us by emphasizing her good fortune: “handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition,” Emma “had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.”. But, the narrator warns us, Emma possesses “the power of having rather too much ...
Analysis. Emma and Harriet develop their friendship, as Harriet comes to replace Mrs. Weston as Emma’s constant companion. Harriet is not clever, but her docile and grateful disposition appeals to Emma’s vanity and suits her desire to improve Harriet. Emma’s friendship with Harriet is rooted not only in a mutual enjoyment of each other ...
Résumé détaillé d’Emma de Jane Austen. Emma Woodhouse, est une jeune femme de 20 ans vivant dans le village de Highbury. Bien qu’elle soit convaincue qu’elle ne se mariera jamais, Emm a s’imagine naturellement douée pour créer des relations amoureuses chez les personnes de son entourage. Après avoir joué à l’entremetteuse et ...
Summary. Emma, has two interconnecting plots. The ‘outward plot’ is concerned with the comings and goings, advances and reverses of a small circle of moderately well-born people in a provincial town, Highbury. The ‘inward’ plot is concerned with the mind of the novel’s heroine, Emma Woodhouse. The outward plot tells the love stories ...
