How Does Austen Give A Clear Sense Of The Main Character

Antoine Wood

Dr. Dolata

ENG-460

9 January 2016

As the Author Austen Gives a Clear Sense of the Main Character of the Story Social and Economic Status the Plight Sparking Transcendence The main character of the story entitled “Emma” was the driving force behind all of what transpired in the story. She was the younger of two daughters. Due to the death of her mother she was raised by a lady named Miss Taylor. She became the affectionate person Emma needed her to be. Miss Taylor married Mr. Weston. This put Emma in a lonely like state. Emma became fond of Miss Taylor because of her natural ability to take on such a role in the Woodhouse household. Evidently and obviously it can be seen that Emma is downright controlling and manipulative. This

Emma then chooses who she should and should not be friends with based on social status. The Martin’s are a family that Mr. Knightley thinks highly of. When it comes to the idea of social class and or economic status this story is centered one woman’s mentality or should one say perspective of how one can perceive things. One can only be left to wonder what is it that caused Emma to become as tactful, manipulative, and as cunning as she was? One can only be left to assume that maybe it was simply a part of her upbringing. It seems as if Emma was never content and therefore used every means at her disposal to make every person’s life she came in contact with a nightmare. But Emma’s father was no different. It is apparent that she inherited many of her father’s identical ways. “He was a nervous man, easily depressed. Fond of everybody that he was use to and hating to part with them; hating change of every kind. Matrimony, as the origin of change, was always disagreeable as he was by no means yet reconciled to his own daughters marrying, nor would he ever speak of her but with compassion though it had been entirely a match of affection when he was obliged to part with Miss Taylor too; And from his habits of gentle selfishness and of being never able to suppose that other people could feel differently from himself”. (Austen 001). Emma then utilizes the game of backgammon to get her