Abstract：Jane Austen was an English novelist in the eighteenth century. In addition she was the most famous female writer in English literary history. Although she was not a prolific writer, Austen, with her particular insight into “women's problems”, had won praise from both critics and readers. Her wroks were unanimously about women and their living conditions. As a female writer, Austen showed her concern about women and their problems, among which marriage was the most sensitive one. 

　　　Of all her works, Emma was often regarded as the most representative because it showed clearly Austen's understanding of and feeling about the problems of women in her society. It was about the heroine's progress out of her errors onto moral and emotional maturity. 

　　　This thesis, by making an analysis of Austen's feminist ideas, is aimed at finding Austen's feminine consciousness in Emma. Therefore, the heroines as well as Austen's exposure of the marriage view will be analyzed.

Keywords:  Jane Austen  Emma  feminine consciousness

摘要：简·奥斯汀是十八世纪英国的一位小说家，同时也是英国文学史上一位重要的女作家。她并不是一个多产的作家，但批评家仍旧能从她的小说中找到女性主义的因素。奥斯汀以其对于女性问题的独特见解，在批评家和读者中赢得了好评。她的小说一致关注着女性和她们的生活环境。作为一个女性作家，她特别关注女性及女性话题，其中，婚姻是最敏感的一个。

　　　在所有的作品里，《爱玛》被认为是简·奥斯汀小说中最具有代表性的一部，因为它表达了奥斯汀对当代社会妇女的理解和感受。该书描写了女主人公如何从一个个错误里走出，而步入情感完善和道德成熟的过程。

　　　本文通过分析《爱玛》的女性主义，旨在发现奥斯汀的女性主体意识在该小说中的具体体现。此外，文章也将分析该书中的女主人公及介绍简·奥斯汀的婚姻观。

关键词: 简·奥斯汀；《爱玛》；女性主体意识