"Social Characteristics of Women in Jane Austen's Emma" Studying Emma, Miss Bates and Mrs. Elton

A Woman's Society in Emma The social order of women is an extremely debated subject. Jane Austen has a clear picture of a woman's power and her ability to use that power. She feels that power is a necessary part of a male society. Emma written by Jane Austen shows her understanding of the roles of women in a social context. The Highbury society judges women by their wealth, good connections and marriage status in …

…marriage. Each has her own faults and perfections that make up this socially extensive novel of Jane Austen's Emma. Bibliography 1. Austen, Jane. Emma. Berkshire: Oxford, 1998. 2. Delany, Paul. Professing Literature. Course home page. August 1996- December 1996. Dept. of English, Simon Fraser University. 4, December 2003http://www.sfu.ca/~delany/courses pst. (it is in 322Emma link) 3. Monaghan, David. Jane Austen in A Social Context. Totowa: Barnes and Noble, 1981 4. Pinion, F.B. A Jane Austen Companion. London: Macmillan, 1973