Saranya, V M Deliverance of Emma’s Exploration of Social Destiny in Jane Austen’s Emma. Deliverance of Emma’s Exploration of Social Destiny in Jane Austen’s Emma.

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In the 19th Century or in Austen's age social destiny was something that everyone was very interested in. It depended greatly on your rank or class in society. One's family name and its roots as well as one's fortune are factors that were considered when determining one's social destiny. For example, someone of a higher class would be more fortunate in making a
good marriage; good in those days mainly meaning a comfortable marriage due to the financial situation. In Emma, social status seems to be very important, especially to Emma herself who says, farmer can need none of my help, and therefore is in one sense as much above my notice as in every other he is below it'. Therefore in Emma's eyes the social destiny of a farmer would not be anything of a high standard. In 'Pride and Prejudice it is also clear that the aspect of
social destiny is very important. Mrs. Bennet seems to be much occupied with her daughters' destiny as she is in agreement with the very first line of the novel, 'It is universally acknowledged that a man with a fortune must be in want of a wife'. The social destiny of
Jane Fairfax and Harriet Smith are both quite similar as they both come from similar backgrounds. In order to explore the social destiny of these characters that Austen presents their background is an important aspect to consider as well as Austen's actual characterization of them, and their social destiny compared with their actual destiny in the novel.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Woodhouse, Emma, Focused, Responsibility, Tradition, Consciousness.
Divisions: PSG College of Arts and Science > Department of English
Depositing User: Mr Team Mosys
Date Deposited: 27 Sep 2024 10:21
Last Modified: 27 Sep 2024 10:21
URI: https://ir.psgcas.ac.in/id/eprint/2292

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