Rifts in Social Exchange: What Allows Jane Austen's "Emma" to End

Forgoing the obvious differences of physical qualities and deductive, intelligent thought, the human animal separates itself decisively from its quadruped brethren. Throughout history a variety of different attributes pronounced themselves as one of these differing qualities; domestication, ritual and religion, and technology to name a few. In fact, many of the things thought to differ us further from the animal kingdom relate to social structures and hierarchies. Of course, to say that rigid social structures do no exist in the wild would be absurd. What most connects us with the great beasts of Africa or a roaming pack of wolves are those very social constructs. One might argue intimately on the instinctual process of dividing and placing societies into categories and hierarchies. However, in the process of the growing consciousness of human intellect, the importance of interaction within society grew as well. In this it evolves to a point very much so human, the construct of interaction manifest in language, written word, and conversation. Upon entering the realm of conversation there arises the quandary of our novel Emma, miscommunication.