The idea of finding the “perfect match” was mentioned in both the novel and the movie but, with a few differences. What is the perfect match? To have a happy life? Be financially secure? Or does is have to be love at first sight? In both the novel and the movie, Emma still has the same intentions. She wanted to find the perfect match for her new “project” dealing with Harriet Smith. The major difference …showed first 75 words of 1432 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1432 total…is another area that was thinned out. The movie leaves out the elaborate and playful deceptions of Frank Churchill and the intricacies of his social interactions with Jane. Finally, in the novel Mr. Woodhouse does not take the new engagement well. It takes lots of coaxing from Emma, Mrs. Weston, and Isabella to help change his mind. Mr. Woodhouse did not change his mind until he found out that Mrs. Weston’s chickens were stolen.