Emma And Clueless Comparison Essay
Jane Austen in the 20th Century A Comparison between Emma and Clueless
Generally one would assume that our society has changed considerably since Jane Austen's times and I do not want to argue the opposite. In some ways, however, we are still concerned with similar problems. Especially coming of age is a topic which has not lost any of its currency. This can nicely be seen in the 1995 Hollywood remake of Jane Austen's Emma Clueless. Director Amy Heckerling transferred the story originally set in Highbury in Surrey of the early 19th century to Los Angeles of the 1990s. In the following I would like to compare Austen's novel with Heckerling's movie adaptation. Because of the limited length of this essay I shall mainly concentrate on the …show more content…
The circumstances of her death, however, are fitted to the 90s setting.
Isn't my house classic? The columns date all the way back to 1972. Wasn't my Mom a betty? She died when I was just a baby. A fluke accident during a routine liposuction. I don't remember her, but I like to pretend she still watches over me.
Emma Woodhouse "had, in consequence of her sister's marriage, been mistress of his house from a very early period." This recurs in the movie.
CHER
Daddy!
MEL
Cher, please don't start with the juice again.
CHER
Daddy, you need your vitamin C.
MEL
Where's my briefcase?
Cher takes care of her father, makes sure that he drinks his juice and does not forget his briefcase. "The real evils indeed of Emma's situation were the power of rather having too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself; [ ]." This arrogance can be seen by her matchmaking attempts. It was Emma who set up the marriage between her governess Ms. Taylor and Mr. Weston. The corresponding characters in the movie Clueless are two teachers of Cher Mr. Hall and Ms. Geist. The sequence of events, however, does not correspond to the novel. Mr. Hall and Ms. Geist only marry at the end of the
Generally one would assume that our society has changed considerably since Jane Austen's times and I do not want to argue the opposite. In some ways, however, we are still concerned with similar problems. Especially coming of age is a topic which has not lost any of its currency. This can nicely be seen in the 1995 Hollywood remake of Jane Austen's Emma Clueless. Director Amy Heckerling transferred the story originally set in Highbury in Surrey of the early 19th century to Los Angeles of the 1990s. In the following I would like to compare Austen's novel with Heckerling's movie adaptation. Because of the limited length of this essay I shall mainly concentrate on the …show more content…
The circumstances of her death, however, are fitted to the 90s setting.
Isn't my house classic? The columns date all the way back to 1972. Wasn't my Mom a betty? She died when I was just a baby. A fluke accident during a routine liposuction. I don't remember her, but I like to pretend she still watches over me.
Emma Woodhouse "had, in consequence of her sister's marriage, been mistress of his house from a very early period." This recurs in the movie.
CHER
Daddy!
MEL
Cher, please don't start with the juice again.
CHER
Daddy, you need your vitamin C.
MEL
Where's my briefcase?
Cher takes care of her father, makes sure that he drinks his juice and does not forget his briefcase. "The real evils indeed of Emma's situation were the power of rather having too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself; [ ]." This arrogance can be seen by her matchmaking attempts. It was Emma who set up the marriage between her governess Ms. Taylor and Mr. Weston. The corresponding characters in the movie Clueless are two teachers of Cher Mr. Hall and Ms. Geist. The sequence of events, however, does not correspond to the novel. Mr. Hall and Ms. Geist only marry at the end of the