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A 3 page paper which examines how Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” reflects some of the themes in Jane Austen’s “Emma.” No additional sources cited.
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little in common. They are two very different stories but at the same time they are stories that do possess some similar elements or themes. The following paper examines three
different elements of the stories, examining how Wildes work has some themes with are similar to Austens work. The three categories examined are manners, social convention, and marriage.
Manners In "Emma" we have the constant use of manners, or the display of the correct manners one should display. In all honesty, the work of Austen is filled with
the importance of manners in a society. It is likely that the manners in Austens work are far more important to the story than they are in Wildes work, but
manners take an important role in each story as they offer the reader an understanding of the society. We first present a quote from "Emma" wherein we see that Emma
truly determines whether or not someone is worthy of respect because of their manners. "She was a very pretty girl, and her beauty happened to be of a sort which
Emma particularly admired...Emma was as much pleased with her manners as her person, and quite determined to continue the acquaintance" In this we see that manners are crucial to how
someone is accepted in society. This is but one example, but it speaks of the deeply imbedded social expectations concerning manners. In Wildes story the need for manners is
a little more lenient, but we see that there is a very subtle expectation concerning manners. In one scene we have Gwendolen and Cecily speaking. Gwendolen states that "On an
occasion of this kind it becomes more than a moral duty to speak ones mind. It becomes a pleasure" (Wilde II). Cecily essentially replies that she takes offense at
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