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​ Jane Austen (1775-1817)
Never married, middle class female. One of eight children. Wrote about social stature and finding love. Had a very controlling and elegant narrative voice.

Emma (1815)
Story about a young English women. She is famous for her match-making. However, her match-making is frowned upon by Knightly and her father. throughout the novel she is looking for love for herself and her new friend Harriet. Men such as Frank Churchill, Mr. Elton, and the farmer all play significant roles in Emma's match-making games. The mystery of the novel is who ends up together..

yes, it was a nice read. A romance novel perfect for all women. Happy ending that leaves you with closure.
 * Did you like the book?**

It made you think about and better appreciate the friends and family around you.
 * What was the overall effect on the reader?**

true love high class women should marry well how pride effects people
 * Main themes and ideas?**

It is the main characters first name.
 * Significance to the title?**

The author's style was very elegant and detailed. Refers to Shakespeare's __A Midsummer Nights Dreams__ she play with the ideas of gothic romance and elopement. Allusions to John Gay's __Fables__ she flaunts her intelligence "Let us be discrete - quite on our good behavior. Hush! You remember those lines- I forgot the poem at this moment: 'for when a lady's in the case, you know, all other things give place'" (Emma p.328).
 * How would you describe the author's style? Literary techniques worth mentioning?**

Very girly novel that did not have much of a climax or serious conflict. Beautifully written love story.
 * Strengths and weaknesses?**

Characters- Emma, Knightly,Harriet, Jane Fairfax, Frank Churchill, Mr. Elton, Emma's father, Mr.Martin.... Setting- English Countryside Time- 1800's Theme- Finding love, and yourself. How pride can get in the way of what you really want Tone- Sad in the beginning, gets happier towards ending as characters find there way
 * Elements of Character, Plot, Setting, Time, Theme, and Tone...**

1800's English society Writing characteristics of Jane Austen
 * Any background information the would help in understanding of the novel?**

Everyone wants to find love and this story shows the sometimes difficult journey involved in looking. In the end of the novel everyone has found a place in society and a feeling of happiness and serenity is achieved.
 * Why has this stood the test of time? Broader significance?**

Yes, it was a sweet and lovely romance novel. Perfect for every women. Happy and light read that leaves you feeling warm and fuzzy.
 * Would you recommend the book?**

Word choice and structure emphasize the time period in which it was written. It also has an English flare to it since it was written in England. Vocab << clever, sensible, felicity, well-informed, truly amiable, fanciful, living curiosly...>>
 * Impact of Diction and syntax..**

The story is very easy to relate to because everyone is looking for love. The atmosphere is relaxed and happy at times, but is also tense and frustrating based on the charaters actions at the time.
 * How does the story convey atmosphere? Affect?**

The novel contains values of the 1800's English society. Women were beautiful and nothing more, Men were supposed to be accomplished and looking to find a woman to marry.**..
 * Implications of setting and when the novel was written..**

Relationship between style and theme..** The style is very elegant which relates to the theme of Romantic England. Romance being a beautiful and embellished thought.

1815 English society. Men considered higher than woman. Woman were suposed to be beautiful yet quiet. They were expected to marry well and have children.
 * Is this a social commentary?**

Many people are falling in love around Emma, throughout the novel she is looking for love herself, she almost goes through a "identity crisis" before ultimately relizing she belongs with Mr. Knightly.
 * Recurrent images or symbols?**

They compliment on the social stature of a person.. such as Mr. Knightly compared to "the farmer"
 * How are the characters names significant?**

In some places Emma is very sweet and sincere with Harriet, where in other places she is trying to manipulate her. Emma has a very split personality and thinks she can control anyone she likes.
 * Can you compare and contrast passages?**

The opening is very sad. Emma's mother dies and Jane Fairfax is sent away to boarding school. Emma seems very lonely in the beginning. She is not allowed to go anywhere. Her father becomes very protective.
 * Impact of the opening?**

Susan Ferrier 1816 "Excellent" Sir Walter Scott "We therefore, bestow no mean comliment upon the author of Emma, when we say that, keeping close to common incidents, and to such characters as occupy the ordinary walks of life, she has produced sketches of suc spirit and originality" (Quarterly Review, March 1816) Charlotte Bronte "She does her business of delineating the surface of the lives of genteel english people curiously well."
 * What do scholars say about the work?**