Book Review by Humera Riyaz Khan, Roll No 31/SY.B.ED 2019-21 “Emma” is a romantic comedy by Jane Austen

   Book Review by Humera Riyaz Khan , Roll No 31/SY.B.ED 2019-21.

 

“Emma”  is a romantic comedy by Jane Austen  with a lot of one-sided romances and love triangles to it.

The plot is extremely amusing and captivating and I truly found it a real page turner. It is full of wit. Austen uses irony to mock the elites of her time and also depicts how women of that group led their lives.

One character that I admired throughout the story is Mr Knightley- the only character who sees things clearly  and pragmatically. He's got a humorous strike to him, is warm and respects others  opinions. He’s sympathetic and protective of women in the community and mostly of Emma. Even though he frequently disapproves of her behaviour, he dotes on her.

Emma's character was not much likeable initially but as the story progresses one cannot deny the immense development of her character. I found her to be likeable quite a fair bit because she seems to be relatable. Even though she’s rich, clever and thinks she knows best, her intentions are good and she only wants what is best for everyone. She goes through moments of self awareness throughout the book and a lot of them are spurned on because of Mr Knightley and his relationship with her.

The only thing was that the ending  felt like it should have ended a little bit sooner than it did maybe a couple of chapters before.

REFERENCE:

Austen, J. (1998). Emma. ProQuest Ebook Central https://ebookcentral.proquest.com