【正文】 on the other hand, it can help people to understand the present adolescent development better. Nowadays, although in most cases women share the same rights with men, there still exists unfair treatment to women. After reading Emma, people can learn。s daily life, whose social status is consistent with Austen. She looks at marriage and life in a practical and realistic point of view and speaks out her views of life in a realistic voice. Her close and fortable life and her easytosatisfy personality does not generate her desire to have lifechanging, and thus she measures the people around her according to her own values and aesthetic view consciously or unconsciously. As a result, in her novels, only those who have a certain property, elegant taste and wisdom like her were only her intellectual appreciation of the heroine, and their marriage partners are in harmony with their inner world and outer world. Their marriage is what she wants to praise.In the novel, Emma meets Austen’s requirements, a rich, wise and beautiful young girl. Emma was born in the top family of the village Highbury and so has a very high social status. She has access to good education as well as material care. Emma takes part in the social activities actively, always seen as the leader of the Highbury society and admired by many people. However, due to this kind of environment, Emma has her shortings. Thanks to Mr. Knightley and Mrs. Weston, she often takes selfexamination to reach moral perfection. Influences of Feminism at That TimeEmma was published in 1815, a time when feminism was still on its preliminary stage.According to wikipedia, Feminism is “a diverse collection of social theories, political movements, and moral philosophies, largely motivated by or concerning the experiences of women, especially in terms of their social, political and economic situation.” Here in Emma, it is focused on the moral philosophies of feminism.Jane Austen is not a feminist in the strict sense of the term, but she is an active defender of females and positively appreciates women’s struggling to gain power. Speaking from the aspect of moral philosophies of feminism, Austen’s feminist thoughts center on the heroine in EmmaFirst, Emma uses her knowledge to use power, to have everybody around, and to control her social surroundings. Besides, Emma actively takes part in all of the activities in Highbury. What’s more, Austen always holds the opinion that women are born with the same intelligence and talent as men. So in Emma, the education of the hero and the heroine is equal. From this sense, the hero and the heroine’s role as a mentor is equal, through which Austen expresses her opinions of equality in feminism. Economy BackgroundAfter the Industrial Revolution in the latter half of the 18th century, the Britain became the workshop of the world. The British bourgeoisie got prosperous by the world trade, foreign policy and colonial plunder. No country in the world could pete with Britain at that time. While the industrial revolution pushed bourgeoisie to the ruling stage, the representative remnants of the feudal aristocracy remained in the social life. They still held the inherent privileges and impact. In that era when property was inherited and mastered by men, women had no social status and no source of livelihood. Their only property, the protection of life is their limited marriage dowry. Therefore, in order to ensure a fortable life after marriage, they must look for a husband who can provide a considerable property. The characteristics of the era lead Austen to e to realize a harsh reality that the success of women in marriage determines whether they have position in the society. Only money and marriage can ensure women a prosperous and carefree life, and whether women have the dowry in turn determines the possibility and the scope of their choice of a husband. As a result, only when these essential factors, money and status appear in Austin39。 employment I do not want。s words, Miss Smith refuses Mr. Martin39。s response to the engagement of Jane Fairfax and Frank ChurchillJane will be a miserable creature and I am sorry for her. She deserves a better fate. Compared with Jane, Harriet Smith is not as glamorous. The lady is a humble, boarding school girl with no property and she even does not know who her parents are. She is gentle, beautiful but ignorant. Under Emma39。s eyes, Jane39。s eyes. It is a marriage not only with deep love but also with a large fortune as financial guarantee, and more importantly, it is based on equality rather than the subjection of the wife to her husband. Other marriages in the novel are imperfect, because they more or less depend on materialism and inequality, and by no means are ideal matches.For example, the match of Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill is not based on equality. Jane suffers greatly from Frank39。s view of marriage consists of a very important notion which is unique among her contemporaries. She insists that equality between a husband and a wife is the key to a happy marriage. In a time when women are taught to be inferior to men, even in the domestic sphere, the proposition for women39。 however, these criticisms are harsh words. We39。s cruelty to Miss Bates. The relationship between Emma and Mr. Knightley seems very odd. On the one hand, Mr. Knightley39。s error, no matter how huge the error is. For example, he argues with Emma when he knows Emma teaches Harriet to refuses Mr. Martin39。s childhood have endowed Mr. Knightley with the informal custody of the fathera role that other person can39。s thoughts and behavior. The relationship between Emma and Mr. Knightley, which can be vague and special, is distinct from the relationship between Emma, her father and Mrs. Weston. His concern for Emma39。s friend, relative, but also serves as Emma39。s novels, there is typically a mature, wise and excellent hero, who plays a crucial role in the fictional development. He will l