... characters main purpose throughout is to find suitable husbands. Even Emma who originally states that she does not need a man in the end has found true love. "Clueless" has that exact parallel in it's plot when Cher mentions that she would not date a high school boy and yet she still ends up happy and ... in love with Josh. One reason for the novel Emma to focus so much on marriage and relationships is that it was set in the early 1800's and that ... was the way of society. Another possible reason Jane Austen may have written the novel to end in such a happy manner is merely that it is...

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• Grade Level: High School