Jane Austen’s "Emma" views the relationships of various 19th century middle- class families in the small town of Highbury. This novel conveys the thoughts, feelings and actions of twenty-one year old Emma Woodhouse and gives the reader an accurate insight into human failings and flaws, exploring our minds delusions, essentially examining human behavior. Austen comments on a multitude of subjects that are still subsequent in today’s society; the most obvious being the views …showed first 75 words of 672 total…

…showed last 75 words of 672 total…vanity on human kind and its ability to self-deceive. Austen is commenting on the failings of humans and the sarcasm and irony she employs creates an understanding about the misconceptions of the characters. A painfully accurate psychological insight into human downfalls is formed; our hypocrisy, arrogance and beliefs on issues such as class differences, money, women, marriage, and the manners in which we allow ourselves to be mislead by our mind’s desires. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**