Abstract The novel Emma plays an irreplaceable role in establishing Jane Austen’s position as one of the greatest women writers in the 19th century England. In Emma, Jane Austen employs a great many rhetoric skills to shape the characters. This thesis, based on the rhetoric theory of W.C. Booth, analyzes the rhetoric techniques in Emma to further comprehend the intention of the author and know more about the personality traits of the characters and thus will help to gain a deep understanding of the novel.55327

Keywords: Emma; the rhetoric theory; rhetoric techniques

摘要《爱玛》这部作品对于奠定简·奥斯汀成为英国19世纪最伟大的女作家之一的地位有着不可替代的作用。在这部小说中作者运用了大量的修辞技巧去塑造《爱玛》里的人物。本篇论文，立足于韦恩·布斯的修辞理论，来分析《爱玛》这部作品中所运用的修辞技巧，力求进一步理解作者的意图，更多的了解作品中人物的性格特征，从而加深对小说的理解。

毕业论文关键词：《爱玛》；修辞理论；修辞技巧

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Literature Review 1

2.1 The Background of the Study 1

2.2 The Review of the Rhetoric 2

2.3 The Current Study of Emma 3

3. A Brief Introduction to Austen and Emma and W.C.Booth’s Rhetoric Theory 3

3.1 Jane Austen’s Life and Career 3

3.2 An Introduction to Emma 4

3.3 W.C.Booth’s Rhetoric Theory 7

4. Analysis of Emma’s Rhetoric Techniques from the Perspective of Booth’s Rhetoric Theory 9

4.1 The Narrative Perspective of Emma 9

4.2 The Reliable Narrator—the Implied Author 11

4.3 The Distance Control in Emma 12

5. Conclusion 14

Works Cited 15

 1. Introduction 

Compared with other novels of Jane Austen, Emma proves to be with finer techniques in the creation of the characters, and is regarded as the most mature work of Austen. Emma, unlike the novel Pride and Prejudice which is heart-wrenching and prevailing with the fairy tale of Cinderella and prince, is equipped with more adept skills, rigorous design, and infectious expression, adequate displaying of the writer’s intelligence. Hence, it conquers numerous readers.

The theme of the novel is the maturity of female in the context of the love and marriage. The mental maturity process of the rich, beautiful, intelligent but complacent heroine Emma is neither due to her father, sister or the governess, nor due to Mr. Knightley who plays the role of both the lover and father of Emma. What really makes Emma awaken is exactly some inconspicuous subordinate role. There are several female characters, or humble, or snobbery, or poor, can not only accurately project the little-known aspects of Emma, but also provide Emma with a meaningful life lesson.

This thesis, based on the rhetoric theory of W.C.Booth, analyzes the rhetoric techniques in Emma to further understand the intention of the author, the personality traits of the characters and meanwhile to gain deep connoisseurship of the novel. The second part of the thesis gives a literature review about the study on the rhetoric techniques in Emma. The third part gives an introduction to Jane Austen and Emma and W.C.Booth’s rhetoric theory. The fourth part interprets the details of the rhetoric skills in Emma from the perspective of W.C.Booth’s rhetoric theory and the last is the conclusion of the thesis.源.自|吹冰,:论`文'网www.chuibin.com