One passage that had a lot of imagery was the one that described the party the Cole’s had that Emma at first didn’t want to go. Because she had no interest, I figured the event wouldn’t play a large role in the plot but I was wrong. Right when the characters arrived at the party the story line seemed to hesitate, and Jane Austen really made it a point to go all out in describing the setting and scene. She described things like the “fortune and style of living,” “the number of servants,” and things as insignificant as “their new dining room” (Austen, 195). I think the only reason she would spend so much time on one particular setting is because she is foreshadowing something else that might proceed to happen in the near future. We discussed this in our group discussion and we all came to agree that the Cole’s home must be significant for the characters in some way. My prediction is that maybe a secret love that one of the characters has been hiding will finally be revealed either at the party or the next time they’re at the Cole’s (if they go again.) I guess we’ll find out shortly!
Alex, I agree with you on how the passage about the Coles’ party contained a lot of description and imagery. They proceeded to describe how the Coles “had been settled some years in Highbury, and were very good sort of people” but to Emma, they weren’t on the same level as her socially (195). I also agree with you on how the Coles’ house must be significant if Jane Austen would go into great detail about it and must have some great event happen there in the future. I predict that some sort of proposal will come of the next dinner party at their house because it’s likely that the Coles will have another one with the additions they made to their home.
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