In the novel Emma by Jane Austen the main character, Emma, tends to be childlike. She is very loyal to the people she truly cares about within her circle of friends and family. She undergoes an internal conflict of her true feelings. Austen wants both Emma, and the reader, not to be blind to love in their life. Jane Austen portrays Emma as a very beautiful, intelligent, and well-mannered woman. Despite this, she is very childlike in some ways. Emma thinks that she is going to pair up people who would be good together when in reality they share no affection for the other. In her mind these individuals would be perfect together so she pushes people to see affections where none exist, often with someone getting hurt in the end. When Emma tried to partner her friend Harriet with Mr. Elton, Harriet fell hard for Mr. Elton. However, when he did not return her feelings, Harriet was heartbroken. Emma had good intentions and wanted Harriet to be happy but was blind to the fact that Mr. Elton did not want Harriet. …show more content…
Weston and her father. Mrs. Weston is the mother Emma never had, and as she grew looked to Mrs. Weston as her mother. Mrs. Weston taught Emma courtly manners, how to be a proper lady, and took care of Emma when she was sick. In return, Emma makes Mr. Weston feel like a part of the family. Emma goes out of her way to make people happy around her. Emma took care of her father’s every need, each day and never once complained about it. She invites dinner guests to come over to be with her father. She even calms his anxiety of illness and thieves. She then promised her father she would not marry until after he died. She is willing to sacrifice for these individual’s happiness at the expense of her own. For her father’s happiness, she sacrifices finding a love of her