Journal Entry 1-15-13

I continue to notice that Emma feels as if she was cheated out of something in life. This comes up again in this passage in Part 2 chapter 3 when she mentions "having a male child was like an expected revenge for all her impotence in the past." (74) She clearly has much resentment for the life she lives and she feels that having a boy would at least give her the joy of seeing him succeed. When she finds out she is having a girl she is instantly disappointed and faints. This does not tell me anything new about Emma, but it does give me further evidence that she is unappreciative of the life she was giving. This continues to make me disappointed about her character.