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    Emma by Jane Austen

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    Introduction : Jane Austen’s Emma‚ published in 1815‚ presents an in-depth look on how society in England dealt with the differences between classes‚ precisely on how the members of the upper class interacted both with each others and with those lower than them. Emma is a departure for Jane Austen to take a side as a moralist and observe the common behavior of people in particular the cynism of social classes. The author herself spent her first 26 years in a small village like Highbury

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    Love Emma‚ by Jane Austen‚ is a classic comedy that took place in the nineteenth-century near London‚ England. Emma tells the tale of a heroine attempting to be the matchmaker for everyone‚ and ultimately herself. Emma Woodhouse‚ the main character‚ loses her dear friend and governess‚ Miss Taylor‚ to Miss Taylor’s marriage‚ in which she becomes Mrs. Weston. Emma‚ in search of another cherished companion‚ comes across Harriet Smith. Although Harriet comes from a lower class in society‚ Emma admires

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    Emma by Jane Austen

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    About the Author Jane Austen was born on December 16‚ 1775 at Steventon‚ England. She was the seventh child of the rector of the parish at Steventon‚ and lived with her family until they moved to Bath when her father retired in 1801. Her father‚ Reverend George Austen‚ was from Kent and attended the Tunbridge School before studying at Oxford and receiving a living as a rector at Steventon. Her mother‚ Cassandra Leigh Austen‚ was the daughter of a patrician family. Among her siblings she had

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    On Characterization in Emma by Jane Austen Introduction Jane Austen‚ one of the distinguished English novelists of the 19th century‚ is indeed so fine an artist and credited with having brought the English novel to its maturity. Born on December 16‚ 1775‚ the seventh of eight children-six boys and two girls‚ she had more than common varied contact with the limited world of provincial gentry because her father was a rector of Steventon in the county of Hampshire in South-central England. She lived

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    Emma‚ by Jane Austen‚ is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels‚ Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters. Before she began the novel‚ Austen wrote‚ "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like."[1] In the very first sentence she introduces the title character

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    ENN203J: Jane Austen 28/02/2013 ASSIGNMENT 01: Emma STUDENT NUMBER: 51004623 The misunderstandings with regard to perception and deception in Jane Austen’s novel Emma undeniably suggest something sinister about human nature‚ given the negative effects it has on those that fall prey to such conjecture. However‚ the misunderstandings may also render the novel comedic to a certain extent because of the ironic amusement throughout‚ which involves complete misunderstandings from characters on

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    sentence has a taunting gaiety which dares reader to challenge Jane Austen’s view of a heroine ‘whom no one would like but myself.’ 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. Emma A girl with power and authority‚ & more than enough egotism for the forgivable follies of youth. Emma’s wit is so splendid in

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    transformation Clueless (1995) is derived from Jane Austen’s classic novel Emma (1816) with both texts comparable as they use satire to address similar values. The shift in context enables the texts to reinforce the values of Regency England or 1990s Beverly Hills. Heckerling subverts and appropriates the original text to a cinematic context‚ through this she can comment on American society thus invoking new meaning to the ideas in Emma. Both composers approach the place of the social hierarchy‚ placing

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    Misinterpretation In a novel overflowing with misconstrued romance‚ “Emma” by Jane Austen succeeds in misleading the readers‚ as well as the actual characters on the matter of who is really in love with whom. Although it is teeming with romantic dialogue‚ the characters have a tendency to misunderstand confessions of love‚ as well as comments made in passing concerning the secret feelings of others. Through forms of narration and dialogue‚ Jane Austen forces the reader to interpret these subtexts and draw conclusions

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    support‚ or challenge the values of ‘Emma’” The novel ‘Emma’ was first published in December 1815. This novel is based around a central protagonist ‘Emma’; the narrator describes Emma as “handsome‚ clever‚ and rich‚ with a happy disposition”. The novel’s focus seems to be set around Emma’s fear of love‚ and her misguided attempts and confidence as a ‘match maker’. We see one of the main themes in Emma as a growth of self-understanding. Throughout the book‚ we see Emma grow morally as a character‚ as

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