In order to tightly seal this argument from losing any
air, then one must
diligently examine Emma’s inner-dialogue after the three climatic events surrounding the character. The first event which forced Emma to reevaluate her actions, was the
disclosure of whom Mr.
Elton truly was in love with. Once
Emma has time for her “quiet
reflection”, she plays Ping-Pong with her clouded emotions.
(131). Yes, she does readily
admit to the discovery of her erred
ways; however, she diffuses some of the blame to Mr. Elton, who instantaneously had transformed from being
a gentleman to
becoming, “proud, assuming, conceited, very full of his own claims, and little concerned about the
feeling of others.” (132).
Ironically, Miss Woodhouse has described herself with precision, though it is labeled to the
accompanied name of Mr.
Elton. Furthermore, she swallows a
dose of self-deluding,
medicinal recollection that she at least had saved Harriet from Mr. Martin and the bowels of lower class
hell. As in her thoughts on the matter, “There I was quite
right.” (134).
