Topic > The Role of Education in Jane Austen's Emma - 1084

The poor did not get a good education if they got any education at all. The school cost a considerably large sum of money. This is not to say that the lower class received no education; rather, it was much more difficult for one to get a great education. This correlation is represented in Jane Austen's Emma through the traits shown by some characters in the story. The greatest example of wealth and corresponding educational status would be through the portrayed personality of Emma herself. Emma is considered very wealthy, and in relation to her wealth status, she was also very educated. Done