... symbol of affection for her, though she misunderstands it as a symbol of affection for Harriet. Harriet keeps court plaster and a pencil stub as souvenirs of Mr. Elton. When the engagement between Jane and Frank is briefly called off, she returns his letters to symbolize her relinquishment of his affection. Summary Chapter 1 The real evils, indeed, of Emma's situation were the power of having ... commentary that is often tinged with irony, but the narrator also frequently takes up Emma's point of view, sometimes almost merging the two. When the narrator explains Emma's commitment to Har...

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... Martin. She asks Emma for advice, who refuses to give any. This is a bit deceitful, for she does give her opinion and tries to persuade Harriet. Harriet turns down the proposal, but is quite sad about it. Emma tries to cheer her up by mentioning Mr Elton and how he must be thinking about ... be imprudent. Mr Elton is a handsome man and can marry women who are from much higher standards. Emma lies, saying she does not want to match Harriet to anybody. They leave things unsettled and Emma is very uneasy, because she respects his opinion very much and now it is obviously loudly against her...

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• Grade Level: High School

... lend them the composed "air" which Caroline refers to. Considering herself as such a woman, Emma believes that only she can transform the poor Harriet Smith into someone like herself. Set on creating a fellow 'ideal woman,' Emma determines to "improve herdetach her from her bad acquaintance, and introduce ... eyes of the Highbury upper class (46). This is most evident in Knightley's obvious respect for him. When Emma advises Harriet against marrying Martin, Knightley declares that her actions are unjust, as Martin is "a respectable, intelligent, gentleman-farmer" (44). In his eyes .....

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... spent all of their time and effort 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 acquaintance, which must have ... and Cher has been to "improve" 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 c...

• Word Count: 3852
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate