Emma

Jane Austen was a prominent British writer and novelist, widely known for her masterpiece: Pride and Prejudice (1813). She also wrote other books: Sense and Sensibility (1811), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1815), Northanger Abbey (1818) and Persuasion (1818). In her best-seller, Pride and Prejudice, a strong criticism against British high society persists, abuse of power by religious authorities, and the discrimination that women suffered at that time. Although in this great novel, Emma, she continues with her critics against the discriminatory and elitist society, where there are too many gossips against people with double standards (the gossipers don’t see their faults), and many marriages are established by convenience. However, this novel has a comical style. This e-book is divided into the following sections: ● About the Author. ● Emma. ● Brief Summary of Emma. ● The Background of Emma. ● Conclusions. The first part is a synopsis of the author's literary career. The second is the book. The third presents a summary of this literary work. The fourth analyzes its background, in accordance with the author's vision. And the fifth outlines the final conclusions. Finally, this masterful novel also covers two major criticisms against British society at that time: a) classist, elitist and discriminatory attitudes, and b) double standards. And instead of faithfully reflecting the injustices and discriminations that women suffer (as happens in Pride and Prejudice), from this perspective, women have great opportunities and the power to decide their future. Indeed, this is a book of hope and optimism, in which women fight for a better and fairer world...