If I was living the life Emma ws forced to live, I'd probably be boring too. As Chris pointed out, she attend only THREE cultural event in how many years? I would kill meysef before I got into as much trouble as Emma did. I can completely see myself becoming a shopaholic living in a romantic fantasy world if I lived her life. Heck, I have been know to partake in retail therapy when depressed. So, while I found Emma boring, it was more of my own fear of such boredom that I found repulsive. I related to her, I fear what my own life would be like living in her world. The horror aspects of the story are strong to me, but her boredom is more horrible than any Gothic monster.
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