Maryam Ahmad2025-11-202025-11-202020https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/11121This work focuses on the famous novel Emma by the 19th century British author Jane Austen, highlighting its representation of social class and gender roles. The focal point of this paper is to study the primary viewpoints about marriage at the time in England as revealed by the novel, which is then compared with current Pakistani society. The work mainly emphasizes on the struggle raised among characters regarding social condition and gender favoritism. This research explores the subject of Marxist concept through the theme of marriage, class discrimination and social status which is most striking topic of 19th century England and how it reflects the Pakistani society as well.enThesis