Seichi Oh Mr. Taylor HS2 Returnee Reading Oct 17, 2014 “Where shall we see a better daughter, or a kinder sister, or a truer friend?” (32) Is this an accurate description of the character of Emma in Volume One of Jane Austen’s Emma? Support your opinion with evidence from the text. In Jane Austen’s Emma, the character Emma is depicted as an independent and opinionated woman. Nearly 21 years old, she has lived all her life with her father at Hartfield, one of the biggest estates at Highbury