...Cher and Emma had a great interest in match-making while searching for a love interest themselves. They both feel like it is their job to set people up with each other. In Clueless, Cher and her best friend, Dionne, take the credit of setting up Ms. Geist, the history teacher, and Mr, Hall, the debate teacher. In Emma, she takes credit for setting up Miss Taylor and Mr. Weston, which are these characters from Clueless are based off of. Cher attempted to match make Tai with her friend Elton but notices that Tai has feelings for a boy named Travis. Cher attempts to separate her and Travis so Tai can have a love relationship with Elton. However, Elton unexpectedly announced his feelings for Cher, which left Tai heartbroken. In Emma, Emma attempts...
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...Jane Austen’s Emma and Amy Heckerling’s ‘teenpic’ Clueless, show how the transformation can shape contextual and perspectival meaning as satirical reflections of Regency England and postmodern America. By adapting the society of Highbury and to the fast-paced modern Beverly Hills, insight is given into class, marriage and gender roles over the past two centuries. Techniques demonstrate aspects of society that have changed, others that have stayed the same. Relationships and marriage is a theme that shapes the understanding of Emma and Clueless and their contexts, involving self-realisation of Emma and Cher respectively. ‘Marriages of convenience’ with people of class and wealth defined the Regency mindset. Marriage was very significant and would secure a woman’s future, financial assets and social status. Austen conveys this in the metaphor “It darted through her, with the speed of an arrow, that Mr Knightley must marry no one other than herself!” the arrow symbolises how Emma’s independence has been shot down and overrun by feelings for an ideal marriage candidate. When Emma reflects on Mr Elton’s attempt to court her, the hyperbole in “The Elton’s bloodline were nobody” highlights the attitude towards incompatible matches. Similarly, Cher comments with contemptuously...
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...Clueless, an adaptation of Jane Austen's 1815 novel, Emma, is a 1995 American film by director, Amy Heckerling. The comedy serves as a 20th century update of the original text that shifts into creating a contemporary Emma, one for our own era. Though Clueless seems to set forth on building its reputation on a completely new, distinct ground, it is not an entirely different work of art. Considerable amounts of uniformities between the adaptation and Emma can be pinpointed throughout. As “Clueless is most faithful to Emma in its recreation of the plot involving Mr. Elton, Harriet Smith, and Emma” (Troost, Linda, and Greenfield 124), several parallels between the two distinctive texts, concerning this matter, can be recognized. One outstanding example is the correspondence and connection between the modern photography scene in Clueless and the sketching/painting of Harriet’s portrait in Emma. Hence, along with the novel’s highly persuasive guidance and the two’s so-called loose relation, various similarities as well as differences are inevitably present. Upon an analytical, close reading of the associated scenes, several shared story elements are brought into prospective. Both revolve around a beautiful, young lady who believes it is her duty to act as a matchmaker for her two companions. In both, the protagonist attempts to capture an image of her friend in hope that it would somehow reveal or prove the affection of the other. But aside from that, one will find that the two widely...
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...Change is inevitable, but in society, how much is really changed, and how much remains the same? Although Emma by Jane Austen and Clueless directed by Amy Heckerling were created almost two centuries apart, the underlying themes and values are still similar, if not, the same. In both texts, the importance of social class has a great influence on the characters and the actions of these characters would often depend on another’s social class. Marriage and relationships also play a big role in both texts, as the main characters of both texts are searching for a relationship for either themselves or their friends. The gender roles of males and females also contribute greatly in these texts, as the two genders are portrayed extremely differently. In Emma, one of the most important things Emma looked for when searching for a partner for her friend Harriet. In the novel, Harriet was offered marriage by Mr Martin, but she was forced to turn him down by Emma and instead she tried to get Harriet and Mr Elton together. This, however, did not work out, as Mr Elton was of a much higher social status and did not want to be associated with Harriet in that way. In the end, Harriet still married Mr Martin, and this turned out to be better than Emma had thought, as Harriet and Mr Martin were of a similar social status and were fairly compatible for each other. Similarly, in Clueless, social hierarchy in high school mattered a lot to Cher when picking a boyfriend for her friend Tai. She disapproved...
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...Clueless is a 1995 comedy directed by Amy Heckerling. Starring Alicia Silverstone and Stacey Dash; this film is about two girls Cher and Dionne, who were named after “the great singers of the past who now do infomercials,” Cher and Dionne, high school students must survive the struggle of adolescent life. Cher’s demeanor comes off as superficial but is hidden under her: charm, wit, and intelligence, which helps get through her relationships, friends, family, and school the most important things during teenage life. Cher and Dionne are pampered upper class girls, who could carless about anything else besides being the most popular, and having the most amazing outfits in school. Cher’s lives with her hardheaded father who is the “scariest” kind of litigator, and provides a beautiful living for her and her stepbrother; who is the complete opposite of Cher and enjoys helping out the less fortunate. This later on in the movie inspires Cher to do the same. Cher could talk anyone into doing just about anything. Cher’s debate teacher Mr. Hall gave her a C for a semester grade; Dionne also receiving the same grade was brutally upset. The drama queens came up with a plan to start a romantic interest for Mr. Hall. In hopes to make him happy so he would boost up their grades. They select another teacher miss. Geist and slip a fake love letter into her mailbox at school. They soon start dating and couldn’t be any happier they begin to ease up on their grading, Cher works up her grade to...
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...Clueless The film Clueless, composed and directed by Amy Heckerling, the producers deliberately set out to make new trends for teenagers. The main character, Cher is 15 going on 16 years of age She is a spoiled, socially successful, high-class snob who, in the wake of experiencing a crisis brought on by their own pride and constraint of feelings, are transformed from immaturity to mental and emotional development. Clueless is a fascinating social experiment. In any case, the film is a satire on the very individuals it was marketed too. The motion picture opens up with an understanding of Cher everyday life as she lets us know about her life and crew. For instance, we know her mom passed in a monstrosity lipo-surgery mishap and her dad is...
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...BOOK REVIEW Emma is a classic novel written by Jane Austen in 1815, published by John Murray. Emma is an intelligent, upper class young woman who thinks she knows more than other people. She decides to use her knowledge to become a matchmaker for her new little friend, Harriet. Emma finds out that she doesn't know as much as she thinks she does; while she discovers she misread quite a few of her acquaintances. She discovers that she didn't even know herself as well as she thought. The Regency era was a time of great social, political, and even economic change. The upper class lived extravagantly and spent huge amounts on pomp and show which caused a tremendous drain of money and this lead to large scale poverty. Jane Austen's portrayal of England's class structure in 1816 presents the idea that there are three distinct social classes, the lower, middle and upper class. All three join together in harmony to create the essence of Highbury, however there is a little discrimination present. In the early part of this period the ballroom dancing was prevalent in high society parties. Jane Austen features balls in her novels quite often. CHARACTER OVERVIEW: Emma is a young, beautiful and rich girl and finds herself a bit smarter for her match-making habit. She is a feminist character and thinks that she’ll never marry. Mr.knightley is Emma’s neighbor and also her sister Isabelle’s brother-in-law. He is a very good friend and critic of Emma and found to be wise in decision...
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...2 Professor Padilla June 3, 2012 Emma: the Turning Point at Box Hill Essay Emma, a novel by Jane Austen, is the story of a young woman, Emma, who is rich, stubborn, conniving, and occupies her time meddling into others' business. There are several recurring themes throughout the novel; the ideas of marriage, social class, women's confinement, and the power of imagination to blind the one from the truth, which all become delineated and reach a climax during the trip to Box Hill. The scene at Box Hill exposes many underlying emotions that have been built up throughout the novel, and sets the stage for the events that conclude it. Emma's personality is largely shaped by the nature of her upbringing. Emma had no motherly figure guiding her as she grew up, due to the fact that her mother passed away at a young age, and her governess, Miss Taylor, became her best friend instead of an authority over her. At the start of the novel Miss Taylor gets married to Mr. Weston, leaving Emma with her despondent and hypochondriac father, Mr. Woodhouse. Although Mr. Woodhouse often confines Emma to the house because of his paranoia of her being harmed, he gives her little guidance. Emma becomes accustomed to being the "princess" of her house, and she applies this role to all of her social interactions, as she develops the ability to manipulate people and control them to advance her own goals. Emma views herself with the highest regard, and feels competition...
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...in the novel Emma by Jane Austen. The novel pertains to this saying, but beyond that the characters do as well. Emma Woodhouse, the shallow heroine cannot see behind looks and what the reasoning is through people’s actions. She is so aloof to what is happening outside of her perspective that many people’s actions in the novel, which are predictable many times to the reader, end up surprising her. This ultimately leads to Emma experiencing several major revelations in the novel that fundamentally change her understanding of herself and those around her. Emma represents many ignorant girls who cannot see past their own delusions of what others are thinking. Austen uses this plot device to convey to the reader that with people, things are not always what they seem and that even the most ignorant of teenage girls can change their perceptions of themselves and others around them. The first character that Emma is shocked by is Mr. Elton. After Emma convinces Harriet that Mr. Martin would not be a suitable husband, the girls and Mr. Elton spend much time together. Emma has made it Harriet her project and will not rest until she is married to, who Emma considers to be, a respectable gentleman. Working on a portrait of Harriet, Emma believes that Mr. Elton has taken a liking to Harriet, and she vice versa which pleases her very much. (Austen) Emma soon learns she is far from being right. After a dinner at Randall’s, a slightly drunken Mr. Elton announces his love for Emma as they sit...
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...‘This text is so rooted in the female world that only women could derive any pleasure from it’? Considering the above statement, it’s evident that both ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘The Yellow Wallpaper’ are both feminist perspective texts. As they are rooted within the female world I believe, that only women can derive pleasure from them both. It is apparent within chapter 8 that Austen has undertaken many different methods to portray characters in certain ways. One method Austen has used to make the novel more rooted to females is the use of dialogue and description. When Elizabeth leaves the room, “Miss Bingley begins abusing her” stating that her “manners were pronounced to be very bad indeed” and describing her as having a “mixture of pride and impertinence”. Therefore, it can be said that both description and dialogue incorporate successfully to create this classical novel which is still regarded as a timeless classic by many critics. This is also relatable within modern societies as women still like to gossip about each other. Despite the sisters criticising Elizabeth, a judgement can also be made about the vulgarity of their character, which is a further source of laughter between the two sisters despite their declared regard for Jane, “his sisters…indulged their mirth for some time at the expense of their dear vulgar relations”. Therefore, illustrating their spiteful and hypocritical nature disguised by their façade. Furthermore, they also state Elizabeth “had no conversation...
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...publisher published it about ten years later. When Reverend Austen, Jane’s father retired Cassandra, Jane’s mother, Cassandra, Jane’s sister, and Jane all moved to Bath a town in England. After the family moved here Reverend Austen got sick and soon after died since there was no medical help that he could have received. After he died Cassandra, Jane’s mother, Cassandra, Jane’s sister, and Jane all had a hard time making a living since they could not get paid and all of Reverend Austen's will was sent to his oldest son, James. They were all forced to go to live with the other son’s and their own families. Jane and her sister passed the time by watching their nieces, nephews. Jane Austen is most famous for her novels “Pride and Prejudice”, “Emma”, and “Sense and Sensible”. Her novels are written about people during her time, which was between 1775 and 1817. Jane wrote romantic stories that took place in England during the hardest time of war and the rough economy. Her books showed her love for England and how she was interested in the social lives of others. When Austen’s novels first came out they were not popular in fact the publisher did not think they were good enough to publish. But soon after Austen’s first book Sense and Sensibility was published it became very popular through the United Kingdom and it later spread throughout the English speaking world.An important character trait that Jane had was that she was witty and clever. These traits made her writing more interesting...
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...Sarah Emma Edmonds was a very interesting girl. She grew up in a family that did not appreciate her and was very mean to her. This persuaded the actions in her life which was actions to get away from them and to also be very successful. This report will cover about her early life, her life in the civil war, her life as a spy, and how she died. Sarah Emma Edmonds was born in December of 1841 in New Brunswick. Her parents were Isaac Edmondson and Elizabeth Leeper(Civil War Trust 1). Her father was also a farmer. She was the fifth girl in her family. Because her father was hoping for a son, her father resented her and treated her badly(Civil War Trust 3). Since her father was mean to her, she ran away from home at the age of 16 .Around this time, she had decided changed her name to Edmonds and dressed like a man to avoid detection (Civil War Trust 2). She also took the name of Franklin Thompson. In all, Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmond’s early life was very hard, which caused her to become who she was later in her life....
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...Emma is about a girl who is rich and lives with only her father at their big estate. Emma's mother died long ago and Emma lives with her father and governess. Her governess is her friend but there is a sad goodbye when her governess gets married. Emma's father is protective of Emma and he insists that she must get married. But Emma laughs and says that she will never marry. One day, Emma thinks that she noticed that Mr. Elton was in love with her friend Harriet. So she tells Harriet and Harriet begins to like Mr. Elton. When Emma was going home in a carriage with Mr. Elton, he says that he likes Emma and he never thought of liking Harriet Smith before. Emma is enraged and refuses to talk to Mr. Elton. When she gets home, she feels guilty that she made Harriet happy and excited when really, Mr. Elton didn't like Harriet at all. But Emma tells Harriet what happened and Harriet gets ill and depressed. Mr. Elton goes away to an estate called Bath for a vacation. When he comes back, he is married to a girl named Augusta Hawkins. Augusta is too proud and is very rich so no one likes her except Jane Fairfax. Jane Fairfax was a rich orphan who lived with her aunt and was cousin to Emma. Everyone loved Jane Fairfax and she was rather delicate. She grew sick easily but was always made sure to be looked after by everyone. Emma grows very tired of Mrs. Elton because she always compliments herself and the only other thing she talks about is Jane. Mrs. Elton is quick and soon realizes...
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...is in the background of events. He is the only one strong enough to impress Emma with critical good sense, and he is the only logical one that she can marry. Mr. Knightley tells Emma what he thinks she needs to hear – even if it means that she dislikes him for it. Emma dsoent like anyone to crtique her but she trusts mr knightly opinion, Mr. Knightley always manages to warn her of potential social improprieties. Like Mrs. Weston,.We know that Emma’s screwing up because Knightley tells us she is Miss Bates She is like a boring non-stop talker. She is, indeed, one of the most kindhearted and thankful persons imaginable; is also capable of being hurt and of forgiving. Miss Bates is sweet, generous and kind person. She might like gossip a bit too much, but then again, so does just about everybody in Highbury Miss Bates grew up as a gentlewoman, provided for by her father and well-respected by all of Highbury. When her father and brother die, however, Miss Bates has no one to support her the Misses Bates (mom and daughter) live largely off the charity of others. It’s a hard life for them, especially since Miss Bates can remember a time when everybody – including Emma – looked up to her. Now Emma makes fun of her at parties Fortunately, Miss Bates actually does have a heart of gold. She may not say intelligent things, but she’s more than willing to forgive anyone who slights her – including Emma. And she’s always happy to hang out with Mr. Woodhouse, which makes her the...
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...Emma by Jane Austin Emma Woodhouse is a very intelligent but naïve young lady who considers herself as a match maker in her small town set around the early nineteenth century England. Emma is very egotistical in that when her governess, Ms. Taylor, gets married, she believes that it was she that brought her governess and her husband together. After finding about her match making business, Emma’s father and her older family disapproved of her doing that. Of course, she ignores their voiced concerns and does as she pleases. She soon becomes close to a young woman named Harriet Smith who she described to be an unsophisticated young woman becoming more prominent in here society, socially. She develops a close relationship with Harriet and imminently, it becomes clear that Harriet develops romantic feelings for the farmer that she has known since childhood: Robert Martin. Because Emma is a close friend, Harriet asks her for advice on whether or not she should marry Robert or not. Because Emma wants Harriet to be with Mr. Elton- the minister who married the Weston’s- she convinces Harriet to not marry Robert. Oblivious to the fact that Mr. Elton, however, is interested in her, Emma goes on to believe that it is Harriet that he is interested in. One day, Mr. Elton approaches Emma and reveals his feeling for her and she harshly refuses and leaves. He, of course, goes on to marry another woman who always competes with her for status in their town. Because Emma had ridiculed a woman during...
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