August 3, 2011
Page 29
"Matrimony, as the origin of change, was always disagreeable; and he by no means yet reconciled to his own daughter's marrying."
This is a quote from Mr. Woodhouse, Emma's father. This book's theme is all about marriage.In the 1800's is was a woman's job to find a husband that could let her have a happy life. For the most part, nobody married for love. Mr. Woodhouse is very static and hates change, he doesn't like marriage because it changes everything around him. I think that is why Emma said she couldn't marry Mr. Knightley because she knew her father would hate the change of having Emma married. I find it kinda ironic that Jane Austin never got married, yet that is pretty much all she writes about in her books.
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