Introduction and short summary Jane Austen began writing Emma in 1814, and the book was published anonymously for the first time in 1816. ... The characterization of Emma Woodhouse The first chapter of the book introduces the protagonist of the story, Emma Woodhouse, a twenty-one-year-old girl. ... This is also a bit where the book is about, the importance of marriage. ... Jane Austen almost immediately gives us an appraisal on the main character of the book, Emma Woodhouse. ... That's what the book is about in fact. ...

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I will give a basic summary of the story line, and I intend to show the omniscient narrator's point of view in analysis of the characters. ... The entire book makes you think long and hard about life, how precious it is, and how quickly it can be taken from you. ... The book opens with the story of the death of the five-year-old who is adored by her family. ...

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As the book lingers on, R becomes more and more human like in the luminosity of Julie's presence. ... This element of the book was not effective in rendering R and Perry Kelvin's thoughts as an entirety. ... The themes set the raw perception of the novel that engages the reader to prevent from wanting to put the book down....

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Grendel summary: The novel opens late in the chronological development of a plot. Grendel, a powerful, intelligent monster, has been at war with a band of humans for twelve years. As the novel progresses, he recounts the events of his life that led to the war and the bitter years that followed. ...

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