Emma gets difficulties in understanding her own heart.
needs third party’s help. The participation of the third party is to guide the conflicting parties to solve the problem. In meditation, Emma tries to discuss
about two difficult choices with Mr. Knightley about the decision whether they will stay in Hartfield or move to Donwell Abbey after their marriage. They
respect each other and think about the solution for both of them. In this case, Emma gets dilemma when Emma wants to be honest with her
heart that she loves Mr. Knightley and she wants to marry with him, but at the same time, she wants to take care of her father all the time even though she
married with Mr. Knightley. Besides, Emma also thinks about Mr. Knightley’s feeling if she asks him to live in Hartfield to live together with her and Mr.
Woodhouse. Emma wants her father, Mr. Woodhouse, approves her marriage and Mr. Knightley
Emma tries to think about the best solution about this conflict together with Mr. Knightley. Fortunately, after Emma and Mr. Knightley having a
meditation, Mr. Knightley’s feeling is just the same with Emma’s and he decides to live together with Emma and her father in Hartfield without any objection. It
happens because Mr. Knightley really understands about Emma and her thoughts. Besides, he wants to make his beloved one feel happy. So, she could marry with
Mr. Knightley and also take care of her father in Hartfield and Mr. Woodhouse would not be alone.
In deeper analysis, the process of deciding whether Emma and Mr. Knightley will stay together with Mr. Woodhouse in Hartfield or not after their
marriage is really hard. It is not only from Emma’s side but also Mr. Knightley
too. Emma has a principle that she will not leave her father after her marriage. In other word, she cannot move from Hartfield. On the other hand, Mr. Knightley’s
house is in Donwell Abbey. All his life and future are in Donwell Abbey. So, it is difficult decision for both of them.
It can be seen that actually this conflict is not pure an intrapersonal conflict that Emma gets because it involves the difference of thoughts between Emma and
Mr. Knightley for a while. According to Worchel and Copper, pp. 460-464, interpersonal conflict is the conflict that happens between characters. But, in this
novel, Jane Austen tried to describe this conflict through Emma’s thought and also Mr. Knightley’s thought and also the process of deciding the best for both of
them. And after that, they try to discuss their problem through mediation. This analysis proves that Emma’s intrapersonal conflict in deciding whether or not
Emma and Mr. Knightley will stay together with Mr. Woodhouse in Hartfield after their marriage is not pure intrapersonal conflict but also has the aspect that
could be indicated as an interpersonal conflict. Then, in order to find out the motivation of Emma in making a decision
that her and Mr. Knightley will live in Hartfield after their marriage, the analysis can be done using the theory of motivation. Abraham Maslows book Motivation
and Personality 1954, formally introduced the Hierarchy of Needs. It started from the basic need. It starts from Psychological Needs, and then Safety needs,
Social Needs, Esteem Needs and the last is Self-Actualization Needs. It describes that after a need is satisfied it stops acting as a motivator and the next need one
rank higher starts to motivate.