... places her female characters. The two factors that governed women's lives and their destiny, in Austen's class-structured society were social position and personal fortune. Emma Woodhouse, the heroine of Emma, has both social position and personal fortune. Emma's father comes from a good, well-respected family; he owns a private estates Hartfield. He has enough money so that he has never needed an occupation to ... earn money. Emma inherited her father's position as well as a personal fortune of thirty thousand pounds. Since Emma's older sister is married, Emma's duty in life is to look...

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• Grade Level: High School

... , but due to their low social standings, their destinies can only be encouraging only if they marry someone with higher social standings. Only women like Emma Woodhouse, who was a part of the wealthy, landed gentry with a sizable fortune of her own, would chose to remain unmarried. Jane Fairfax is portrayed ... by Austen as a pleasant young lady of Emma's age who serves as a foil to her. Jane has been educated in London and has acquired elegance in manners and mind under the considerate and ... and persevering enough in his love that he waits for Harriet and successfully proposes to her...

• Word Count: 1055
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... , but due to their low social standings, their destinies can only be encouraging only if they marry someone with higher social standings. Only women like Emma Woodhouse, who was a part of the wealthy, landed gentry with a sizable fortune of her own, would chose to remain unmarried. Jane Fairfax is portrayed ... by Austen as a pleasant young lady of Emma's age who serves as a foil to her. Jane has been educated in London and has acquired elegance in manners and mind under the considerate and ... and persevering enough in his love that he waits for Harriet and successfully proposes to her...

• Word Count: 1055
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School