I am not sure.

Emma has a youthful self-confidence, but she is undeniably in a well-placed social position. However, no one tells Emma of her deficiencies (ch1: Mr. Knightley, in fact, was one of the few people who could see faults in Emma Woodhouse, and the only one who ever told her of them: [...]), and nowadays a social inferior would quite likely dislike a woman handsome, clever, and rich, (ch1) just on principle.

If so, not all would look up to her: they would think she was taking on airs not suitable to someone as young as she; would think Mr. Woodhouse was a tiresome, fussy hypochondriac; would think that every notice the Woodhouses took of another was patronizing, and every time they failed to take notice showed their class-consciousness.