《爱玛》英文版读书报告Reflections-on-Emma.docx

ReflectionsonEmmaEmmaisatypicalnovelofJaneAustenwhichpublishedin1815—nofierceconflicts,butattractivenarration,detaileddescriptionandvividcharacters,whicharehermasterlywritingskillsandfeaturesofhernovels.Althoughthereisonlyflatnarration,itinvolveslittlethingsunconsciouslywhicharreststhereaders.Inconclusion,EmmareflectsthetimeswhichJaneAustenlived.Inthe19thcenturyEngland,complexandconfusionsocialhierarchyandtheinteractionbetweenthevarioussocialclassesareprevailing.EmmapersuadesherfriendHarriettomarryRobertMartin,apeasantinthatshethinksthatMartinisinalowerclassthanHarriet.That'sthereasonwsheencouragesHarriettoloveMr.Elton,aclergymaninpossessionofwealth.Generally,literatureisamirrorofthesociety.Emma'sbehaviorcanbeexplainedbyherstatus.JaneAustenslightlysatirizedthesocietyshelivedinthroughthiswork.Inadditiontosocialhierarchy,shealsodisprovedself-righteousnessandself-assertion.Inthenextparts,Iwillfocusoncharactersanalysisaccordingtomyownperception.EmmaWoodhouse,aclever,wealthyandcharmingyounglady,butspoiledbyherfatherandhernannyMissTaylor,istheheroineofthenovel.Inmyopinion,sheiswarm-heartedandaddictstomatch-makingforherfriend,Harriet.Althoughshebelievesthatsheisalwaysrightoneveryissue,shelistenstoMr.KnightleyEmmasiadvidtferentfromwomenatthattime,sheprovidedpeopleatthattimeanideathatitisnotonlyamancouldchooselife,butawomancouldchooseherhappiness,too.However,Emmaisalittleimaginative,tosomedegree,sheisself-righteous.ShedisagreesHarriet'smarriagewithMartin,regardlessofhowdeeplytheyloveeachother.SheintroducesMr.EltontoHarrietsothatHarrietcanhaveadecentlife.ButMr.EltonshowsinterestinEmma,moreaccurately,Emmaslargewealth,insteadofpoorHarrietwhoseidentityremainssecret.ThatalsocausesHarrietlovesinpainandinvain.ItseemsthatEmmahelpsHarriettofindanappropriatehusbandwhohastheabilitytogiveHarrietawonderfullife,butwhatshehasdonejustmakethesimplemattermorecomplicated.Moreover,JaneAustenputherironycautiouslyintherelationshipbetweenEmmaandFrankChurchill.Inotherwords,bothofthemtakeadvantageofeachother.WhenotherpeoplefindthatFrankChurchilladmiresEmma,Emmastillkeepsherpromiseofnotmarrying,sosherefusesfallinginlovewithFrankChurchillinwardly.JaneAustensatirizesthosepeoplewhothinkthemselvesareintelligentthattheyareabletocontrolothersattheirwill,onthecontrary,theycanromwhat'tbenefitftheyalreadydone.GeorgeKnightley,inthedescriptionoftheauthor,isatrulygentlemanwhoiswell-educated,genteelandrighteous.HetreatsMartinashisfriend,ignoringtheirsocialclass.HeistheonlypersonwhoopposesEmmasabsurdmatch-making,andhealwaysprovidesreasonablesuggestiontoEmma.Thus,onenoticesthathisloveforEmmaisnotblind.MaybeJaneAustenexpressesherattitudeaboutlovethroughMr.Knightley,thatis,loveincludesmutualprogress.ComparingwithMr.Darcy,theprotagonistinPrideandPrejudice,Mr.KnightleyrespectsthelowerclasswhileMr.Darcylooksdownonpeoplewhoinferiortohim.Therefore,Mr.Knightleyseemstobeaperfectcharacter,inwhichconveysJaneAusten'hopeoftheEnglishsociety:anoabsurdself-approbationandself-assertionhighersocialclass.Harriet,shereallyappreciatesEmma'sfriendshipbecauseshethinksthatEmmashighsocialstatusisinappropriatewithherlowerclass.Becauseofsuchappreciation,HarrietdaresnottorefuseEmma'sconcernforherironyofsocialhierarchy.Inthenovel,Harrietisayounggirlwithoutherownthoughts.SheobeystoEmmasarrangementtorefuseMartin'sproposalbuttoconsiderMr.Eltonasafuturehusband,evenifshelovesMarinthoroughly.JaneAustenherselfnevermarried,butshecriticizedhesitationandillusioninlove,likeHarrietwhodependsonotherstodecideforthem.SimilarwithPrideandPrejudice,JaneAustenshowsthattrueloveneverchangesandpeopleusuallygethurtinloveuntiltheyunderstandandcherishtruelove.Thisstoryalsotellusanothertruth.Aftermakingalotofmistakes,Emmaabandonedimagination,andbecomemoreandmoremature.Andweshouldnotbearrogan傲慢）.Ifwemakeamistake,weshouldcorrectitontime.marriageandneveropposesEmma'simpropemmkingiThatcgstheEveryworkistheauthor'observationandreflectionofthesociety,Emmaisnoexception.It'tbecombinationofJaneAusten'seffortsandachievement.It'sthetraditionalandtypicalAuster-styleforitsspecial,delicatedescriptionfromtheperspectiveofafemaleauthor.Tosomeextent,EmmaisnotonlyaminiatureoftheEnglishsocietyinwhichJaneAustenlived,butalsothetreasureinliteraturebecauseitcontainsrealism.。