If he does not like cake, than
cake is bad, thus no one should eat
it. As said formerly, Emma is not
blind to his collapsed
paradigm; instead, the complete awareness of it dictates her life. This paragraph also can be used to
dissect the
interaction between Mr. Knightley. After her and Mr. Knightley conclude that they will be married, the
question of her father
quickly sprouts up. Emma’s reply to Mr. Knightley about this is, “While her dear father lived any change
of condition must
be impossible for her. She could never
quit him.” (383).
The evidence that she has not changed, at least in this regard, is that Mr. Knightley was prepared for
this response from
her. Furthermore, Emma manipulates her father’s silly faults when she approaches him on the
subject of her and Mr.
Knightley’ s marriage. Eventually, Mr. Woodhouse
is persuaded to consent because there was news of a chicken thief in the area. Mr. Knightley could now justly serve an utility at Hartfield, so Emma’s egocentric
father consents to
the engagement.
