Introduction to Jane Austen's "Emma"

The heroine of the novel, Emma Woodhouse, is young, beautiful, smart, and rich, but she especially likes to be a matchmaker for others, and often does whatever she wants instead of following reason. Harriet is an illegitimate daughter, but she is young and beautiful and deeply loved by Emma. Emma believed that although Harriet was not very smart, it would be a pity to be paired with Robert Martin, who had neither property nor status. She always insisted that Harriet should find a gentleman of status as a companion. So Emma introduced Harriet to the pastor Mr. Elton and the young and wealthy Frank Churchill, but both ended in deadlock. After Mr. Elton's pursuit of Emma was hopeless, he was very angry because he understood Emma's original intention. He looked down on Harriet at all. Soon, he married the daughter of a wealthy businessman; and Frank had already married a beautiful and elegant but not beautiful woman. The estate of Jane Fairfax was privately settled for life. Emma really suffered a lot from the joke caused by this random bit of mandarin duck music. However, although Emma did not gain anything from being a matchmaker for others, she did have a good harvest herself and got married to the very outstanding Mr. George Knightley. Although this was contrary to the vow she had announced from the beginning that she would never marry. , but having fallen in love, she could no longer care about so much at this time. The novel ends with a happy reunion where the lovers finally get married.