![]() By pointing Emile in the right direction, he funnels Emile’s imagination towards love and bettering one’s self rather than towards repressing loving impulses. His method of surpassing his rivals is the result of the tutor’s efforts in guiding Emile’s imagination towards good things rather than towards things that are beyond his achievable limit, as shown earlier in the book when the tutor says, “Do not stifle his imagination… Speak to him of love, of women, of pleasures” (325). However, instead of hating and destroying his rivals, Emile makes himself more desirable by “… his efforts to make himself lovable” (431). This jealousy is presented when Emile observes the manner in which Sophie treats the young male guests that visit her. In order to be loved, one has to be “…more loveable than another… this is the source of emulation, rivalries, and jealousy” (214). His heart is no longer alone… His first passion soon makes others ferment” (214). Regarding love, he says, “As soon as a man has need of a companion, he is no longer an isolated being. Jean-Jacques knows that the emergence of amour-propre is inevitable. Emile turns into a “moral man” from a “good man” through this process by facing several issues during his courtship, which could have corrupted him. The tutor tests and cultivates Emile’s imagination and morality by funneling these qualities into a love for others, and by guiding him through his courting and eventual marriage of Sophie. ![]()
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