January42012

Romantic or creepy?

After finishing the novel Emma, once one has gotten over the charming Mr. Knightley and the change that Emma has been through. And everyone is now happily married, or in Mrs. Eltons case has made a very uncomfortable bed and now must sleep in it. I must start to question Mr. Knightley and how he fell in love with Emma. This happened when she was 13 years of age, so there is a significant age difference between the two. Also Mr. Knightley was a great friend of her father, but throughout the book he would be left alone with Emma to talk. Looking at this relationship from the view of a 21st century teenager I would be a bit sketched out if my fathers’ friends kept hitting on me, and one day told me they were in love with me.

If this what society now thinks of relationships that at one time period were acceptable? How have we changed from the days of Emma in our problems with different ages? Does ages really matter, if not why are there laws in place that make it such a big deal?

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December132011
Like Emma, the Greek and Roman god Eros (a.k.a Cupid) has dabbled in the area of matchmacking. As a young god, Eros can be seen aiming and shooting his arrow at a couple who he thinks would be perfect together. Eros is a god who establishes many relationships among mortals, and sometimes, those attempts get him into a huge amount of trouble. However as Cupid matures, he finds that he too can love. He discovers that though his matches seem flawless, he has not established one for himself. Eros is represented in Emma because she tries to set up relationships, though they fail, and does not see herself as relationship worthy. Through the book Emma matures and rather than focusing on others, she focuses on herself and her own love life. -Kai

Like Emma, the Greek and Roman god Eros (a.k.a Cupid) has dabbled in the area of matchmacking. As a young god, Eros can be seen aiming and shooting his arrow at a couple who he thinks would be perfect together. Eros is a god who establishes many relationships among mortals, and sometimes, those attempts get him into a huge amount of trouble. However as Cupid matures, he finds that he too can love. He discovers that though his matches seem flawless, he has not established one for himself. Eros is represented in Emma because she tries to set up relationships, though they fail, and does not see herself as relationship worthy. Through the book Emma matures and rather than focusing on others, she focuses on herself and her own love life.

-Kai

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