Emma and Miss Taylor's Friendship
~Blog Post #1~
Topic C
April 16, 2015
by Emily Stahoviak
The relationship between Emma and her maid, Miss Taylor, changes throughout the first couple of chapters. Emma had lost her mother at a very young age, and didn't really have a mother figure in her life. Miss Taylor, soon to be Mrs. Weston, became a sort of mother-figure for Emma. Although Emma doesn't listen to her as often as she listens to her father, she does turn to Miss Taylor for all sorts of advice. Miss Taylor tends to give Emma good advice as she is a very good role model, but she also loves Emma a bit too much to see her clearly. Since her father "was no companion for her," Emma turns to Miss Taylor for everything (5). Miss Taylor wasn't just her mother figure, but her best friend.
Unfortunately, the relationship had to come to a hard, depressing end for the best friends. Miss Taylor was getting married to Mr. Weston and moving out of their house. This causes a huge strain in the relationship of Miss Taylor and Emma because Miss Taylor is moving in with her new husband, leaving the Woodhouse family behind. Her father, however, has an even harder time with this change. He doesn't understand marriage and "hates change of any kind" (5). He thinks that Miss Taylor would be way better off at their house and that she was wasting her life away. Emma attempts to comfort her father, saying that they would constantly be visiting with her, but Emma only partially succeeds in comforting herself. She knows that even though she's only moving "a mile and a half away," that she would be starting a new life without her (6). Emma is left without a companion when she moves away.
Emily, I do agree with you that the relationship between Miss Taylor changes throughout the beginning of the book. They go from seeing each other on a daily basis, to now barely going to as Miss Taylor is moving. She will no longer be the governess of the Woodfield’s house, and I think that scares Emma. That was the one person that Emma could always count on to be there as a motherly figure. Although I think their relationship will change, I don’t think it will end, as Emily believes. Sooner or later, Emma will need some advice in her life that her father can’t help her with. This is when Emma will go seek out Miss Taylor for help. Also, I think Emma will come a figure in the lives of Miss Taylor’s children just like how Miss Taylor was to her.
ReplyDeleteEmily I give you an A for your blog post. You went into a lot of depth on the topic. I also like how you put in how other people felt with the relationship like Emma's father. The quotations gives examples to your topic. Your writing is diverse, which makes it interesting to read.
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