Emma‚ authored by Jane Austen‚ tells a story of a wealthy young woman ’s schemes to match up her new‚ and much more poor‚ friend with the town ’s unsuspecting bachelors. What is revealed‚ however‚ is not Emma ’s skills in match-making‚ but her inability to see the true feelings of those around her‚ as well as her own heart. Emma took place in a small town called Highbury‚ in 18th century England. During the time period‚ there was a definite social rank. Almost all of the scenes in the book take
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Madame Bovary‚ written by Gustave Flaubert‚ is a French novel from the 19th century that represents the first step into the modernization of classical literature. The act of adultery is introduced into the world of literature for the first time and is criticized by many. In the novel‚ the life of a French woman is symbolized through the elegance and controversial topics discussed. Flauberts‚ Madame Bovary‚ is an example of a non-traditional style of writing and expresses the French culture with character
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This passage from Henrik Ibsen’s play‚ Hedda Gabler reveals the marital discord between George and Hedda Gabler. Hedda is having a conversation with her friend Judge Brack‚ and it is through this conversation that readers are made aware of the dissatisfactions Hedda has toward her husband her reasoning for marriage in the first place. Although this passage does not include direct interaction between Tesman and Hedda‚ Hedda instead reveals thoughts and feelings she would otherwise not say when conversing
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How does the composer of Clueless use film techniques to transform the social‚ historical and environmental context of Jane Austen’s Emma to the modern context of Clueless? Amy Heckerling’s Clueless involves a storyline‚ which closely follows the text of Jane Austen’s novel Emma. However‚ there are some key points of difference in the transformation that has taken place. This is due to the individual context of the nineteenth century prose text and that of the modern appropriated film text. The
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Are you expected to go to school‚ university‚ church or a temple and why? The notion of control in Emma is explored through an examination of contextual values and ideologies that confine and limit the characters. Control is an essential feature of life. It orders society and defines social expectations within the diegesis of Emma. This is mimetic of Jane Austen’s own context and our own. Women in Emma were controlled through the social construct of ‘propriety’. Additionally‚ marriage controlled a
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Emma Goldman and Anarchism The late 1800’s and early 1900’s in the United States was a time of seemingly never ending change and reform. As some may put it‚ America was feeling growing pains. The Civil War had ended and civil rights for African-Americans had become a highly controversial issue. Another issue in the nation included the status of immigrants and deportation. This issue hovered over the heads of a number of foreign communities‚ but none more so than the Chinese. With the ever expanding
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various circumstances involving different composers‚ whether they are social‚ cultural or historical‚ influences vastly on the thematic concerns of every text. The author‚ Jane Austen’s context‚ the Regency Era‚ profoundly shapes the canonical text‚ Emma. In her novel‚ Austen continually explores aspects of the patriarchal society of her time‚ its rigid social structure‚ the value of birthright and wealth‚ as well as the great worth of marriage to women. From the beginning‚ the concept of male supremacy
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specific aspects of middle class society. More specific issues that are addressed include Homais’ superficial knowledge‚ religious hypocrisy‚ and pretentiousness. Furthermore‚ his status as a secondary character suggests his significance to the satire. If Emma is meant to portray the feminine aspect of the bourgeois then Homais is undoubtedly meant to represent the masculine aspect. Flaubert wanted to ridicule and criticize the bourgeois class. By including Homais‚ Flaubert is able to satirize all the negative
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This Is England: In-depth Analysis (Pleasure Theory) Firstly‚ during the opening sequence of This Is England‚ we as the audience are constantly reminded that the film is a Social drama. We are reminded by the genre‚ through the use of the shots. Some of the shots included in the opening sequence are ones such as: Margaret Thatcher‚ Riots‚ TV characters and others from the time period of the film. These shots have been used to highlight the idea of Social drama and real life issues‚ as well as real
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Emma Just as Mr. Woodhouse had predicted‚ the air was chilling. Mr. John Knightley made an enthusiastic comment‚ “By God‚ Mr. Woodhouse! Snow is falling upon us tonight.” “Ahh! of course I was right.” Mr Woodhouse turned to Mr. George Knightley and looked him up and down‚ “Did I not warn you to dress warm‚ my son? Why‚ you look half dressed? Have you looked this way all night?! You look to be in costume for a circus!” Mr. George Knightley‚ assisted by Mr. Weston loaded Mr. Woodhouse into his limousine;
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