Comments on: Austen’s Emma: Dear Miss Woodhouse, do advise me. http://austenprose.com/2008/04/28/austens-emma-dear-miss-woodhouse-do-advise-me/ A daily celebration of the brilliance of Jane Austen's writing Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:14:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Laurel Ann http://austenprose.com/2008/04/28/austens-emma-dear-miss-woodhouse-do-advise-me/#comment-518 Laurel Ann Sun, 04 May 2008 18:40:25 +0000 http://austenprose.wordpress.com/?p=842#comment-518 I adore Emma also! As I re-read the book with a more studied eye, and knowing how it will all end, I am picking up some of Jane Austen's techniques to set Emma up and let her fall (as far as her misapplyments and craftiness to get her way) and looking at them alone, makes me dislike her intensely. I understand Austen's forewarning of the heroine to her family! I think that it underlines her intensions for the novel. Thanks for joing us today I. Miller. Cheers, Laurel Ann I adore Emma also! As I re-read the book with a more studied eye, and knowing how it will all end, I am picking up some of Jane Austen’s techniques to set Emma up and let her fall (as far as her misapplyments and craftiness to get her way) and looking at them alone, makes me dislike her intensely.

I understand Austen’s forewarning of the heroine to her family! I think that it underlines her intensions for the novel.

Thanks for joing us today I. Miller.

Cheers, Laurel Ann

]]> By: I. Miller http://austenprose.com/2008/04/28/austens-emma-dear-miss-woodhouse-do-advise-me/#comment-514 I. Miller Sun, 04 May 2008 05:04:57 +0000 http://austenprose.wordpress.com/?p=842#comment-514 Well, I love Emma, seeing much of myself in her, and think that her flaws are not supposed to be condoned, but she matures out of them. Also, I never think she intends to do harm, or consciously to aggrandize herself. She is arrogant and manipulative, but for all her faults, she is an excellent creature. Well, I love Emma, seeing much of myself in her, and think that her flaws are not supposed to be condoned, but she matures out of them. Also, I never think she intends to do harm, or consciously to aggrandize herself. She is arrogant and manipulative, but for all her faults, she is an excellent creature.

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