Humorous or Not

When comparing the reading against the movie of the Box Hill scene from Emma, I found the movie to be funnier. I really did not find either to be hysterically funny because I did not find humor in the satire. The movie was a little funnier since it was easier to follow along because of the way the actors presented this scene. The body language and tone of the voice of the actors made the scene more entertaining. I did not find the book to be humorous because I feel the book’s word choice was confusing and dull because of the 1800 language used. Although the movie uses the same language, it was easier to follow because of the visual picture.
I feel Hobbes quote best describes the Box Hill scene. Even after reading just this one chapter out of the book, we see Emma craves to be the center of attention at all times. This characteristic of Emma is shown when Miss Bates tries to joke at her own dullness while playing the game Frank suggests. As the spotlight drifts from Emma to Miss Bates, Emma snatches the spot light back by jokingly attacking Miss Bates about the difficulty Miss Bates will have limiting her dullness statements to only three. Miss Bates does not get anger with Emma for saying this, but she becomes embarrassed. I feel Hobbes quote best describes this scene. His quote begins by stating “keep themselves in their own favour by observing the imperfections of other men...” This best describes the scene because Emma cuts down Miss Bates for her own pleasure. Hobbes quote continues saying “…And therefore laughter at the defects of others is a sign of pusillanimity,” which clearly describes Emma. Emma believes it is funny to point out the obvious flaw in Miss Bate, even though no one else did. I believe that the pleasure Emma receives from cutting Miss Bates down shows her personal discomfort with herself.