Proceedings of the International Conference on Education, Language, Art and Intercultural Communication

Little Roles Great Souls The Analysis of the Secondary Characters in Jane Austen’s Emma

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Qi An
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Qi An
Available Online May 2014.
DOI
10.2991/icelaic-14.2014.166How to use a DOI?
Keywords
The secondary characters, the protagonist, indispensable, role
Abstract

In this paper, the functions and positions of the secondary characters in the novel have been analyzed. The secondary characters play the key roles in rendering the heroine, pushing the development of the details and enhancing the mood of the novel. In Jane Austen’s Emma, there are a series of the secondary characters that are helpful for readers to understand the heroine Emma’s thoughts, behavior, personality and fate. This paper reveals that these secondary characters are closely linked to not only the protagonist, but also themes of the creations.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Education, Language, Art and Intercultural Communication
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
May 2014
ISBN
978-94-6252-013-4
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/icelaic-14.2014.166How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2014, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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