Jane Austen

             Jane Austen's novel Emma is basically a biography. As Jane Austen
             matured through her childhood years, she acquired many talents
             which are reflected through the character Emma. Jane Austen lived
             in the popular image of Victorian society. Many critics agree that
             Jane Austen bases her novels on her own life. In the novel Emma
             Jane Austen portrays her life in a time of maturing through the
             In the early years of Jane Austen, her accomplishments and
             talents are then reflected in the character Emma. Austen as a child
             had an excellent talent for drawing, painting, playing the piano,
             and dancing. As in her novel Emma, the character Emma is very
             talented in these areas. Emma's expertise was in dancing; she
             absolutely loved it and was very good just as Austen (Parrish 340).
             Emma being the perfectionist that she was, always wanted
             everything ideal, and that goes back to Austen in her talents and
             everything she did. In the novel Emma, when Emma is asked to
             paint a portrait of her best friend Harriet for Mr. Elton, she wanted
             to perfect the artwork all the way down to the finest detail . Even
             when she thought she had a long way to go to finish it, Mr. Elton
             stopped her and said that it was perfect the way it was (43).
             Inevitably, Emma's life was based on the childhood and early years
             of Jane Austen's adulthood. Although part of the upper class society
             at an early age, Austen was not influenced by many of the
             contemporary novelists of that time (Parrish 343). As a child Austen
             was never around many people. She did not trust herself enough to
             speak unkind words to anyone, and she controlled her temper well
             (Parrish 340). She was essentially confined to her home and nearby
             areas. So everything Austen wrote or any idea she had was
             genuinely original and a homemade article (Parrish 343). Austen
             always delivered herself in a manner with great fluency and
             pre...

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