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This is a Close Passage Analysis of Emma by Jane Austen. The passages are:
Passage 1: Chapter 10 Volume 1 “fortune I do not want; employment I do not want; consequence I do not want: I believe few married women are half as much mistress of their husband’s house, as I am of Hartfield; and never, never could I expect to be so truly beloved and important; so always first and always right in any man’s eyes as I am in my father’s”. (p109)
Passage 2: Chapter 20 “Emma was sorry to have to pay civilities to a person she did not like through three long months…” p180
Passage 3: Chapter 47 “Mr Knightley must marry no one but herself” p398
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Austen’s comedic domestic drama ‘Emma’ reflects on the process of growth and self-knowledge. Passage One very clearly establishes Emma’s status as that of the privileged egotist whose opinion is based on limited experience and an even more limited receptiveness to the viewpoints and experiences of others “a single woman, with a very narrow income, must be a ridiculous, disagreeable, old maid”, such as Knightley. Passage 2 further extrapolates on Emma’s insularity and her preoccupation with self, whilst the final passage reveals the very personal consequences that such a perspective has, for Emma’s future happiness.
