Essay Comparing Emma And Clueless
Extended Response – Emma and Clueless
Both Emma and Clueless have almost identical values. Life for women during Emma was all about who you married, what family you came from and the amount of wealth you and your family had. Clueless highlights some of the values that Cher and her friends have, including who you go out with, the amount of money you had and could spend on items, and for Cher in particular the importance of family. The context of the novel and the film are completely different. Emma was written in the early 19th century by novelist Jane Austen and through the context the reader can understand what life was like for upper class women. Clueless was directed by Amy Heckerling set in the 1990s shows the “way normal life” for rich American teenagers.
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Cher and Emma come from wealthy families. Cher’s father is a lawyer and receives $500 and hour to “fight with people”. Also she lives in a family mansion with big columns that date “to 1972!” Emma’s father is wealthy and lives in a large house, setting her apart from others in Highbury. She inherits her father’s money because she is the landed gentry. Emma has a large dowry making Mr Elton interested in her. When Emma was written the industrial revolution was under way. Families started to earn their fortune through trade. Emma isn’t sure how to react to this. This is a case of inherited wealth versus ‘new’ wealth. In both Emma and Clueless, money and wealth are status deciders. In Emma, having a substantial wealth often meant the entry into good society. You were able to host dinner parties and balls with the wealth that you had. In Clueless, there are many cases of irony throughout the film. In the very first scene, Cher says that she has a “way normal life for a teenage girl” and then goes to her computer to choose her outfit from her revolving
Both Emma and Clueless have almost identical values. Life for women during Emma was all about who you married, what family you came from and the amount of wealth you and your family had. Clueless highlights some of the values that Cher and her friends have, including who you go out with, the amount of money you had and could spend on items, and for Cher in particular the importance of family. The context of the novel and the film are completely different. Emma was written in the early 19th century by novelist Jane Austen and through the context the reader can understand what life was like for upper class women. Clueless was directed by Amy Heckerling set in the 1990s shows the “way normal life” for rich American teenagers.
Marriage is one of the most important values in Emma as it defines your status and where you …show more content…
Cher and Emma come from wealthy families. Cher’s father is a lawyer and receives $500 and hour to “fight with people”. Also she lives in a family mansion with big columns that date “to 1972!” Emma’s father is wealthy and lives in a large house, setting her apart from others in Highbury. She inherits her father’s money because she is the landed gentry. Emma has a large dowry making Mr Elton interested in her. When Emma was written the industrial revolution was under way. Families started to earn their fortune through trade. Emma isn’t sure how to react to this. This is a case of inherited wealth versus ‘new’ wealth. In both Emma and Clueless, money and wealth are status deciders. In Emma, having a substantial wealth often meant the entry into good society. You were able to host dinner parties and balls with the wealth that you had. In Clueless, there are many cases of irony throughout the film. In the very first scene, Cher says that she has a “way normal life for a teenage girl” and then goes to her computer to choose her outfit from her revolving