Jane Austen’s Emma: The Social
Self
- The Rules of Engagements
- Why do we have rules?
- The Rules Then and Now
- The Rules of Propriety
- Considerations and Alliances
- Rivals
- Jane Fairfax
- Frank Churchill
- Mr. and Mrs. Elton
- Smallridge’s Alternative
- Manners and Morals
- Rudeness and Chivalry
- Dangerous Doings
- Riding Well and Speaking Poorly
- Misunderstandings and Apologies
- Miss Bates and the Box Hill Incident
- Weddings
- Making Things Better
- Self-deception and Mistaken Affections
- The Secret Engagement
- Who is in love with whom?
- When to Declare
- Self-knowledge and Internal Events
- What’s different about Emma?
- How has Emma changed?
- What are the important events in the novel?