... Emma begins to realize the truth behind Mr. Knightley's suggestions and takes his criticism to heart. Through her trip of self-understanding, Emma's character slowly transforms from one whose drive is to make matches, to one who is very concerned with helping others. Even though her attempts to help ... Harriet and Mr. Elton. This ultimately drives Mr. Elton out of Highbury and brings him back with a wife, the crude and tactless Bertha Hawkins. She serves as an exaggeration of all of Emma's bad characteristics. Emma continues to try to find Harriet matches throughout the novel and learn...

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