Do you like Emma?
Go to the following site for a piece about, in the words of its author, "some of the ways in which 'liking Emma' is more problematic than is usually allowed."
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~www_se/personal/pvm/emma.html
Enjoy!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
'On Liking Emma': Something about 'Emma' and something to think about.
Do you like Emma?
Go to the following site for a piece about, in the words of its author, "some of the ways in which 'liking Emma' is more problematic than is usually allowed."
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~www_se/personal/pvm/emma.html
Enjoy!
Chapter Six - Emma
"Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfrotable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence;"
It seems that Emma should be perfect, but as we read, she is far from perfect. What are the turning points for Emma? How does she change? Why does she change? What is Jane Austen asking us to consider?
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