Emily's Story

[Troy Beal]

Would a contributor be able to tell me what exactly happens to Emily when she runs away with Steerforth?

Is this correct:
They go abroad.
He tires of her.
He imprisons her and tries to palm her off onto his servant to be the servant's wife.
She escapes.
She lives with a peasant woman for a while.
She comes to Yarmouth, but does not see any of her family.
She goes to London.
Mr Peggoty finds her with Martha's help.
David and Emily never speak after this time and she emigrates to Austraila.

But:
Are she and Martha prostitutes?
Was Emily pregnant, and did she have a child?
How does Rosa Dartle find Emily?
How much does Ham know about all this?

Thank you.

[Motherof8]

Martha might have been a prostitute but I don't think Emily was. She was disgraced because she wasn't married to Steerforth.

[2hotinhere]

Would a contributor be able to tell me what exactly happens to Emily when she runs away with Steerforth?

Is this correct:
They go abroad.
He tires of her.
He imprisons her and tries to palm her off onto his servant to be the servant's wife.
She escapes.
She lives with a peasant woman for a while.
She comes to Yarmouth, but does not see any of her family.
She goes to London.
Mr Peggoty finds her with Martha's help.
David and Emily never speak after this time and she emigrates to Austraila.

But:
1. Are she and Martha prostitutes?
2. Was Emily pregnant, and did she have a child?
3. How does Rosa Dartle find Emily?
4. How much does Ham know about all this?

Thank you.

Yes, your story is correct. To answer your questions:

1. Emily is not a prostitutes. She went through an elopement. However, Steerforth eventually grew tired of her because she wasn't very cheerful, and always seem dragged down because she misses her family and hometown.

Meanwhile for Martha, her story remain ambiguous even to the end of the novel; however, nothing seem to reveal that she is a prostitute and it seems that she might have committed some sort of crime in the past and ran away to london.

2. Emily is not pregnant and she did not have a child.

3. I'm not sure. It wasn't in the novel text nor was it ever hinted how she met Emily.

4. Ham knew that Emily has been found and that she is moving to Australia. Emily does not see Ham anymore because she is ashamed. Meanwhile, Ham refused to see Emily because he feels ashamed that he had forced Emily into agreeing to marry him. Sadly, Ham dies before receiving the letter from Emily.

I hope this help

Btw! Anges is awesome!!! Love her!!

[jaimehamby]

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