1. Emma
Since Emma's older sister is married, Emma's duty in life is to look after her father. ... As a single woman she would not have been able to travel, (a married woman could travel with her husband). ... Miss Bates, as a vicar's daughter, would be a respectable woman, but she had the misfortune of not getting married; she had relatively little intelligence and a poor education. ... A governess was allowed no social life so she could rarely escape the miseries of being a governess by getting married. ... A single woman's sphere was so limited compared to a married woman...
- Word Count: 852
- Approx Pages: 3
- Grade Level: High School