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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Societal Affects of Love Emma‚ by Jane Austen‚ is a classic comedy that took place in the nineteenth-century near London‚ England. Emma tells the tale of a heroine attempting to be the matchmaker for everyone‚ and ultimately herself. Emma Woodhouse‚ the main character‚ loses her dear friend and governess‚ Miss Taylor‚ to Miss Taylor’s marriage‚ in which she becomes Mrs. Weston. Emma‚ in search of another cherished companion‚ comes across Harriet Smith. Although Harriet comes from a lower class
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Emma by Jane Austen Cultural context The novel I have studied is Emma by Jane Austen. The cultural context to which we are introduced in the novel ’Emma ’ by Jane Austen‚ is the world of the middle classes in the nineteenth century. In this essay I will look‚ firstly‚ at the role of women in this world. I will examine the very limited opportunities a woman had in terms of education and finding a career which would allow her to live an independent life in the world of the novel. Secondly‚ I will
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How has the change in context of Emma and clueless shaped the values conveyed in the two texts? In Amy Heckerlings 1995 film clueless we see the deep transformation of Jane Austin’s more conservative 19th century classic Emma. In clueless we see the values and themes of high culture literature combined with the modern context of teenage society in the 20th century. The transformation of Jane Austen’s novel Emma to the 20th century film Clueless by Amy Heckerling allows for the same themes of social
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A central theme and topic in the play is love and marriage. It is a primary force motivation the plot and a reoccurring subject up for debate. Love and marriage is presented in different ways through different characters‚ which I will be taking a closer look at. Lady Bracknell represents the “proper” Victorian ways of society and her view on marriage is that it is a duty‚ not love or passion. It seems as if she does not believe that love and marriage go together. It is something you are expected
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------------------------------------------------- The Representation of Love and Marriage ------------------------------------------------- 2AB Literature Assignment ------------------------------------------------- Lucy Yang Although love is considered significant in the world we live in now‚ it was not the case in the 18th century- Austen’s time. As time progressed‚ so did education‚ fashion styles‚ medical practises and most importantly social constructs and values. Love and marriage in Austen’s century‚ though it had
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2013 Marriage does Not Necessarily Means Love Marriage doe s not necessarily mean love. Now more than ever‚ many 21ST Americans are getting married for practical reasons. Although this in itself is not new‚ the main difference is the number of remarriages on the same basis. The reason for these marriages and remarriages include having children‚ economic security‚ companionship‚ and for a specific benefit‚ such as acquiring a green card. Historically‚ many Victorian marriages were based on
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Emma / Clueless comparative essay – film techniques How do the film techniques help in the exploration of the themes in ‘Emma’ and ‘Clueless’? Refer to the films in detail. The directors of the films ‘Emma’ and ‘Clueless’ use a range of film techniques to highlight the themes of the texts. Diarmuid Lawrence and Amy Heckerling explore the themes of marriage and matches‚ distortion of vision‚ social and moral responsibility‚ and the importance of self-knowledge. A detailed analysis of four parallel
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Introduction The decline of marriage in the West has been extensively researched over the last three decades (Carmichael and Whittaker; de Vaus; Coontz; Beck-Gernshein). Indeed‚ it was fears that the institution would be further eroded by the legalisation of same sex unions internationally that provided the impetus for the Australian government to amend the Marriage Act (1961). These amendments in 2004 sought to strengthen marriage by explicitly defining‚ for the first time‚ marriage as a legal partnership
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Without Love a Marriage Cannot Work In the past when talking about marriages‚ more specifically arranged marriages your parents could force you to marry someone and you would stay in that marriage even if you were unhappy. As times are changing‚ more and more people are looking for that special one person that makes them so happy they want to spend the rest of their lives with them. For some people they get it right on the first try‚ but with others it takes some time after the marriage to realise
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