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a young age, Emma loses her mother, so she grows up in the presence of her
father, older sister, and governess, Miss Taylor. Miss Taylor is very “fond of
both daughters, but particularly Emma”(3). After the death of her mom, Emma
does not have an adult, female role model, so she becomes very undisciplined.
Emma has “rather too much of her own way”, and her father lets her do what she wants
(3). Her father does this because he does not know how to fill the void of
Emma’s lost mother. Mr. Woodhouse does not want to take anything else away from
his daughter. This all changes when Miss Taylor comes to the Woodhouse’s. Emma
now has a “friend” and begins to take Miss Taylor’s judgment into consideration.
Instead of spending time alone, Emma has a companion that can meet her in “conversation,
rational, and playful”(4). When Miss Taylor gets married, Emma goes through an
important change. She feels grief and abandonment. Although she does not
remember her mother, the absence of another mother impacts her. Not only does
Emma lose a friend but she also must adjust to the loss of her caregiver. This
changes Emma because she now has to nurse herself when she is sick and cook for
herself when she is hungry. Emma goes from being reliant on Miss Taylor to
reliant on her self and needs to become more independent. Although Miss Taylor
transforms into Mrs. Weston, Emma transforms into a new version of herself.
Haley, I really like how you compare the change Miss Taylor is going through to the change that Emma is forced to go through. The loss of her caregiver is like losing her mother all over again because she replaced her mother in a way. I agree that life without a mother has impacted her. With her father wanting to give her anything she wants, and her mother figure fulfilling her every need, Emma’s life has been comfortable and easy. I expect that we will see a change in this way of her life after Miss Taylor has been away for a little bit longer. I feel that the sorrow of another loss in her life will also impact her life in a major way, especially since she feels that she cannot show her father the sorrowful emotions she is feeling. Keeping all the feelings inside for so long will not benefit her.
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