Similarities Between Emma And Clueless
PB: In brief Michael, Emma has preserved its appeal through Austen’s exploration of values and attitudes, attuned to modern audiences. These values and attitudes in turn parallel with that of readers in a modern context, providing the novel with a sense of universality.
MC: Fascinating observation Paula, can you specify what values and attitudes still pervade in a contemporary context?
PB: The values and attitudes that Austen has chosen to explore in Emma address the strict nature of social classes and the consequence of self-awareness.
CL: In relation to what you mentioned previously Paula, regarding the universality of values and attitudes explored in the novel, in my opinion the film Clueless directed by Amy Heckerling corresponds to this. On the account, that Heckerling has established a parallel through appropriating the seemingly archaic values of the novel, into a modern framework.
MC: Paula, to start of with can you explain how the theme of social …show more content…
The danger, however, was at present unperceived, that they did not by any means rank as misfortunes with her”. The promised “evils”, “disadvantages” and “misfortunes” itemised, foreshadow Emma’s unsuccessful attempt at arranging marriage between Harriet Smith and Mr Elton. Foreshadowing has been employed by Austen to predispose to the readers, the faults Emma allegedly possesses allowing for her to expose the shortcomings in Emma’s persona prior to these expected acts. Further, the technique corresponds to the theme of social classes since there is promised “disadvantage”; this can be seen as an indicator to social classes on the account of terminology utilised by Austen i.e “disadvantages” and
MC: Fascinating observation Paula, can you specify what values and attitudes still pervade in a contemporary context?
PB: The values and attitudes that Austen has chosen to explore in Emma address the strict nature of social classes and the consequence of self-awareness.
CL: In relation to what you mentioned previously Paula, regarding the universality of values and attitudes explored in the novel, in my opinion the film Clueless directed by Amy Heckerling corresponds to this. On the account, that Heckerling has established a parallel through appropriating the seemingly archaic values of the novel, into a modern framework.
MC: Paula, to start of with can you explain how the theme of social …show more content…
The danger, however, was at present unperceived, that they did not by any means rank as misfortunes with her”. The promised “evils”, “disadvantages” and “misfortunes” itemised, foreshadow Emma’s unsuccessful attempt at arranging marriage between Harriet Smith and Mr Elton. Foreshadowing has been employed by Austen to predispose to the readers, the faults Emma allegedly possesses allowing for her to expose the shortcomings in Emma’s persona prior to these expected acts. Further, the technique corresponds to the theme of social classes since there is promised “disadvantage”; this can be seen as an indicator to social classes on the account of terminology utilised by Austen i.e “disadvantages” and