The differences between Jane Austen's Emma and The Story of Mary Prince by MaryPrince The differences between Jane Austen's Emma, ​​a classic novel, and the autobiographical slave narrative, The Story of Mary Prince are many and various, but what What stands out most in my mind was the difference in character development. The novel delved very deeply into the life, character, breeding, makeup, and personality of its subjects, but the narrative, instead, developed Prince in breadth, not depth. While each approach gave the reader greater insight into their respective main characters, they gained a better understanding of who Emma was and why. A novel is a long work of written fiction. Most novels involve many characters and tell a complex story by placing them in a number of different situations. The main interest of a novel is in human character as it manifests itself in society. The individual naming of characters in a novel gives singularity to each person. The novels tend to be richly detailed and often contain exhaustive analysis of human relationships. In a novel, the writer has the freedom to slowly develop the plot, characters, motifs, and theme. The novelist can also surround the main plot with subplots that enrich the story. Furthermore, the novels feature numerous shifts in time, place, and focus of interest. Since a novel is a concentrated segment of life, the ending is usually drawn towards a pre-established conclusion. A narrative is the autobiography of one's life experiences and views. It is usually written from the first-person point of view and records a long and complicated journey from one's life experiences. Many narratives are propaganda documents, which have a clear vision of their audience. The question of identity is often central to gender in narratives,2 just as there are many searches for identity. In many slave narratives, motherhood tends to be a central theme. Ultimately, narratives elicit sympathy and empathy from the audience and are written to gain approval for different actions. I believe that the main differences between a novel and a narrative are the characteristic details, the development and the level of interactions between the characters. Additionally, a novel is a fictional piece of writing created by the author, who uses their imagination and past life experiences from their own life to create the story. In contrast, a narrative is a one-dimensional autobiography created by the narrator who shares his or her personal life story with the reader. After careful reading of each text, I found that both writings were very different from