The
education ofWoodhouse constitutes an importantperhaps the most importantelement in the story.
The prominence of the theme can be seen at the start of the book, where we're given a detailed
description of Emma's educational background.
Education in relation to Emma,
however, is not just academic; it relates to her induction into polite society, with its
bewildering array of conventions that govern relations between men and women. As a woman in
Regency England, Emma is not expected to be academically gifted; she is,...
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