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The Comparison of the Values the Main Characters Have

From their introductions in Emma, Jane Austen sets the characters of Frank Churchill and Mr. Knightley apart, with Mr. Knightley immediately being described as “a sensible man” while Frank Churchill is described as “very good-looking” and in possession of a cheerful constitution much like his...

Emma 2 Pages

The Problem of Selfishness in "Emma" by J.Austen

“The exploration of different kinds of selfishness gives Emma considerable depth of meaning beneath it’s [sic] comic surface,” and also contributes to that comedy. Jane Austen’s characters inhabit a hyper-polite society, where admirable displays of selflessness and concern for others are often the result of...

Emma 4 Pages

Motives and Plans in the Novel " Emma"

It is tempting to approach a novel with a predetermined perspective or goal, to which all passages and plot events can be forced to comply. With this approach, the story theoretically makes more sense; the messages to walk away with are neatly packaged and presented....

Emma 3 Pages

The Understanding of the Role of Education in Emma

Emma, Jane Austen’s most comical and spirited novel, is well received for its lively characters and engaging narrative. In yet another story of society verses sensibility, Austen weaves together a myriad of incidents to illustrate how youthful presumptions can distort the bigger picture. In a...

Emma 4 Pages

A Woman as a Resource: Emma's Marital Status

Published in 1856, the novel Madame Bovary is one of the first to explore the issue of women’s disempowerment in a pointedly modern fashion. As a woman, the protagonist Emma experiences a number of obstacles that prevent her from reaching what she desires the most....

Emma Madame Bovary 1 Pages

The Role of Miss Bates in "Emma"

While Miss Bates, in Jane Austen’s Emma, may initially be perceived as a minor character from afar, upon deeper analysis it can be noted that she is of capital importance in this novel. Serving as a representative of Highbury’s lower classes, Miss Bates not only...

Emma 2 Pages

Mr Knightley and Emma: Protagonist and Heroine

In Jane Austen’s Emma, Mr. George Knightley chooses to live at Hartfield with Emma Woodhouse, the protagonist and heroine, after their marriage, instead of moving her to his elaborate estate, Donwell Abbey. This decision is significant because of what the choice reveals about their relationship....

Emma 3 Pages

A Critical Analysis of Novels by Jane Austen

Although his methods have largely been discredited, Sigmund Freud’s theories about the unconscious, the subconscious, and repression are extremely useful when applied to literary texts. None of the three novels discussed here – Jane Austen’s Emma, Charlotte BrontÃ«’s Jane Eyre, and Thomas Hardy’s Tess of...

Emma 4 Pages

Austen across the centuries: comparing Emma and Clueless

Oftentimes, modern adaptation of a classic work loses many elements of the original. This is not the case with Jane Austen’s Emma and Amy Heckerling’s film adaptation, Clueless. The adaptation closely parallels the original text, from themes to characterization and even to cultural context. Both...

Clueless Emma 3 Pages

An Analysis of The Euthyphro Dilemma: Understanding the Concept of God

The Euthyphro Dilemma The concept of God is one that is extremely abstract with no definite definition of God. The Euthyphro dialogue challenges one to attempt to define the exact nature of God. By determining the source of morality, the precise nature of God is...

Emma Euthyphro Euthyphro Dilemma 1 Page

Michael Pollan Explores America’s Eating Behavior, Varieties Of Food, Organic And Industrial Food Production In ‘Omnivore's Dilemma’

Michael Pollan’s “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” is a nonfiction text that highlights the author’s findings regarding the American eating habits, food varieties, organic and industrial farming. Pollan begins his inquiry by asking a common question in America’s households. The question raises a concern about what a...

Eating Habits Emma 4 Pages

Hardy and his guilt over Emma

“ Hardy’s ‘At Castle Boterel’ has a similar approach to ‘Under the Waterfall’ – the vast difference between a joyful past to the bleak, empty present through visiting a physical place in nature which remains constant but where their lives have since deteriorated. This is...

Emma Literature Thomas Hardy 2 Pages

Well-Analyzed Response to Fear and Trembling: Kierkegaard’s Conception of Abraham’s Dilemma

In Fear and Trembling, Kierkegaard (under the pseudonym Johannes de Silencio– despite being quite the opposite of the meaning his Latin name gives), shares his rather lengthy take on the story of Abraham. Kierkegaard ultimately decides that Abraham is either lost and cannot be mediated...

Emma Kierkegaard Philosophy 3 Pages