the novel Emma‚ by Jane Austen and the film Clueless by Amy Heckerling‚ we discover that both texts are influenced by‚ and reflect the values of their respective contexts. Emma is set in the isolated‚ rural town of Highbury‚ England in the early 1800’s‚ at a time where society had placed value on social hierarchy. This distinction between classes was largely determined by family lines and inheritance. It is in the upper class of society that Jane Austen places her protagonist‚ Emma‚ “handsome
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Throughout Clueless‚ it was simple to detect the similarities between the characters of those in the novel Emma. Cher Horowitz‚ the main character in Clueless‚ lives in the wealthy city of Beverly Hills in the United States. Emma Woodhouse‚ the main character in Emma lives in the more expensive side of town called Highbury in England. Because Cher and Emma both grew up in a wealthy environment‚ they often view themselves as well liked‚ posh‚ and classy. They both have strong‚ loving relationships
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Parallels are drawn between the values and attitudes of post-modern and regency society in Emma ’s carriage incident and Clueless ’ car scene. In Emma‚ Mr Elton displays complete disgust and outrage at the notion of marrying the socially inferior Harriet‚ exclaiming ’Good heaven! What can be the meaning of this? ’ This segregation and incompatibility of differing social classes is also portrayed in Clueless through Elton ’s outburst of ’Don ’t you even know who my father is? ’ revealing the transcending
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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
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The film Clueless‚ written and directed by Amy Heckerling‚ a somewhat modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Emma examines the congruent ideas of self-knowledge and social obligation. Through the characterisation of the protagonists‚ Cher and Emma‚ who are perceived to be perfect in every way‚ possessing many virtues‚ as they are ‘handsome‚ clever and rich’. However they are only seemingly ‘perfect’‚ as we soon find out that they are flawed by a deluded sense of importance and a general lack
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How does Heckerling’s "Clueless" sustain interest in the values represented in Austen’s "Emma"? Clueless sustains interest in the patriarchal values and social stratum of Emma by manipulating the mediums for relaying information to the audience and allow them to resonate with the messages portrayed by Austen. The teenpic Clueless (1995) directed by Amy Hecklering employs the materialistic world of LA to make a multi-layered social commentary about the patriarchal values and social strata elucidated
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through character changes and social theme changes. The novel “Emma” is formed around Emma Wodehouse’s constricted social group and her journey of transformation from being an impulsive matchmaker who does not oblige to her social role‚ to an insightful lady with the correct social role and etiquette according to the novels context. “Clueless” is a modernized interpretation of “Emma”. The film
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and meaning as well as the values inherent in the texts. Amy Heckerling’s‚ 20th century American film‚ Clueless is a transformation of Jane Austen’s conservative Regency England‚ Emma. The use of different techniques and medium allow Emma’s themes of personal growth‚ social structure and the role of women in society to be conveyed in a more appropriate form in Clueless. The main characters‚ Emma and Cher are representational products of their society and parallels can be drawn in the opening scenes
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Amy Heckerling transforms the many values and issues conveyed in Jane Austen’s Emma‚ set in the 18th century in Highbury to her teen pic film Clueless set in the 20th century‚ in a high school society. Both texts involve a protagonist‚ being Emma in Emma and Cher in Clueless who meddle with the relationships of others as their interest‚ while being “placed in the midst of those who loved her‚ and who had better sense than herself”. The protagonists are morally transformed towards the end of the film
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1. Emma and Clueless Clueless begins as (opening scene) * Scene I- Cher’s House * Soundtrack over: “Kids in America” by The Muffs (A variety of shots of girls having fun- opening montage) * Cher’s voice-over- “So OK‚ you’re probably thinking‚ “Is this‚ like‚ a Noxzema (popular skin cleanser brand among females as a facial cleanser or make-up remover) commercial‚ or what?” But seriously‚ I actually have a way normal life for a teenage girl. I mean I get up‚ I brush my teeth‚ and I pick
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