Emma Summary
Jane Austen

Emma by Jane Austen Born on Dec. 16, 1775, to Cassandra Leigh and George Austen, Jane Austen was the seventh of eight children. Educated at Oxford, her father was rector of Steventon, the small Ham... Read more

CHAPTER I Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in t... Read more

Biography EssayJane Austen stands not only as a novelist central to the Romantic period but as one of the supreme prose fiction writers of all literature written in English. Her many admirers include ... Read more

"It is a truth universally acknowledged," wrote Jane Austen in the opening sentence of Pride and Prejudice, "that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." With this st... Read more

Jane Austen writes social novels. Her societies are microcosms of relative stability in a rapidly changing world. Within these restricted realms, class structure is rigid; however, members of this so... Read more

Emma's personal development in the novel is immense as she learns through her own experiences and the many revelations thrown at her (for example, when Harriet tells Emma that she loves Mr. K... Read more

Jane Austen's novel, Emma, with its formal style describing the gentry of rural England, seems a far cry from the fast-moving world of the wealthy teenagers of Beverly Hills in the film Clueless direc... Read more

`Emma' was written by Jane Austen in 1816. In all her novels, she is primarily a moral writer, striving to establish criteria of sound judgement and right conduct in human life. In Emma she presen... Read more

Jane Austen's Emma, which was published in 1816, is said to be one of the greatest literary works of the era. Austen stated that in creating the main character of the novel, Emma Woodhouse, she was de... Read more

Values, in relation to culture, are the thoughts within a certain society of what is regarded as acceptable and what is not. These values are reflected in changing contexts, because over time they cha... Read more

Andy Tan Emma and Clueless Essay In comparing two texts you will have become aware of how the contexts of the texts have shaped their form and meaning. Of more interest, perhaps, is the comparison o... Read more

Miss Augusta Hawkins, who becomes Mrs. Elton in Jane Austen's Emma, is an interesting character, in that she is unquestionably the most distinct persona in the novel. The fact that she is a new member... Read more

The process of transformation from Jane Austen's nineteenth - century novel `Emma' to Amy Heckerling's twentieth - century film `Clueless' has been dramatic but at the same time retained the essential... Read more

The film Clueless, directed by Amy Heckerling, serves as a modern adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Emma and closely parallels the story in terms of characterization and action. Both protagonists, Ch... Read more

Nikki Giovanni once expressed that "mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts." Emma Woodhouse, the title character of Jane Austen's Emma, emotionally blossoms by learning... Read more

Austen writes her novels in a way in which she develops the understanding of society to her readers. Society, behaviour and expectations of those within society. The women portrayed in both novels are... Read more

Whilst examining this quote, one must presume that Mr. Woodhouse is an unbiased source, in order to fully examine both possibilities: one being that Emma is extremely unselfish and considerate, as the... Read more

A valuable connection can be made be made between Jane Austen's `Emma' and Amy Heckerling's `Clueless' although fashion, customs, society and language differ between the two. The connection is made t... Read more

How would you like it ladies if you were told that your only place in this world was in the home, or that as you were born a woman you were already given the career of marriage? There would be no wa... Read more

The theme of marriage is set up from very close to the beginning of the novel as it is Miss Taylor's marriage which brings Emma into the situation in which the novel takes place. Miss Taylor's marria... Read more

Jane Austen's writings, like her novel Emma, were greatly influenced by the society she came from. She grew up in the Victorian era whereby the status of women was very limited. Women could not vote, ... Read more

Jane Austen confirms to readers from the very beginning of the novel of just some of Emma's unique qualities that are lacked through other characters in the novel. Austen's introduction of a 'Handsome... Read more

The transformation of Jane Austen's novel `Emma' to a 20th century film entitled `Clueless' by Amy Heckerling allows for the same themes of social structure and personal growth to be universally con... Read more

Transformations Revision Transformations often involve using the same storyline of a text and altering its context in order to suit the values, issues and tastes of the current time. Amy Heckerling's... Read more

In the novel "Emma" by Jane Austen, Emma's personal development is immense as she learns through her own experiences and the many revelations thrown at her. (For example, when Harriet tells Emma that ... Read more

"Emma's" structure is centred around several marriages, some of which are realized, others merely anticipated. These marriages are defined and evaluated with the context of the social standing of each... Read more

In Emma, Austen reveals the importance of marriage and social status during the novel. Social status is determined by family background, reputation, and wealth. The main way for a women get, a higher ... Read more

One of the main themes and preoccupations of Jane Austen's character, Emma, is that of marriage. Although Emma herself claims she has no wish for marriage, for the other female characters in the bo... Read more

Emma Book Notes is a free study guide on Emma by Jane Austen. Browse the summary below:   Author Biography / Context of the Work   One-Page Plot Summary   Character Descriptions ... Read more