Emma, the character not the book, truly is awful. I forget just how very awful she is between readings, but I think that’s part of what I find so interesting about the novel. I was struck this reading by how Emma’s judgments about Mrs. Elton could mostly also apply to herself. Emma’s not vulgar, but other than that? As with all of Austen, it’s about the money.
But who can’t identify with this?
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To be always doing more than she wished, and less than she should!
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