... looking for a suitable husband. If a husband was of lower social degree, it was seen as a failure. Emma was horrified at the thought of Harriet marrying lower than she ought, to Mr Martin, and she says with relief after having refused the proposal, "It would have grieved me to lose your ... " their new friends; the end result is an improvement in them. Through their experiences of trying to alter and affect the lives of others (Harriet/ Tai) they realise the faults and weaknesses in their own characters. They become no longer convinced that their judgement is always correct and they lear...

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• Approx Pages: 15
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate