Comparative Essay of “Emma” and “Clueless” “Emma” and “Clueless” explore similar values but the method is very different. How has the later text of “Clueless” drawn on the value system of the earlier text in order to express its ideas? How has each composer produced a text that is reflective of different contexts? Jane Austen’s "Emma" and Amy Heckerling’s "Clueless" are presented in two very different forms. "Emma" is a fictional novel based on the context of 19th Century England. "Clueless" is
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Anna Caldwell 26 April 2012 ENG 230-012 Intentions Destined for Misinterpretation In a novel overflowing with misconstrued romance‚ “Emma” by Jane Austen succeeds in misleading the readers‚ as well as the actual characters on the matter of who is really in love with whom. Although it is teeming with romantic dialogue‚ the characters have a tendency to misunderstand confessions of love‚ as well as comments made in passing concerning the secret feelings of others. Through forms of narration
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Discussion Questions for Hedda Gabler Why is Hedda so cruel to other females in the play? Does she treat women differently from men? * I think Hedda is so cruel to other females because she wishes she was them. She wishes she had the life and the relationships they have with other men. She wants the attention that she believes that other women get. Hedda is so similar to Regina George‚ a character in the movie Mean Girls. Regina George loved all the attention and love from everyone but it
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Review: Living My Life by Emma Goldman Published by Penguin Group in 2006 originally published by Alfred A. Knopf‚ Inc. 1931 Emma Goldman Born on June 27‚ 1869‚ in Kovno‚ Lithuania‚ Emma Goldman lived with poverty‚ injustice and oppression from the beginning. She witnessed violence against women and children‚ landlords brutalizing tenants‚ and corruption throughout society. The Goldman family experienced oppressive anti-Semitism in their Jewish ghettoes and everyday lives. Emma always felt that injustice
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Emma Woodhouse: Awake or Dreaming? A dream. A world where ideas run wild and imagination is the primary mode of thought. Reality is a faraway distance. Eventually‚ the dream comes to an end as reality creeps into sleep and the fantasy finishes. The story of Jane Austen’s Emma is one of a similar account. Emma Woodhouse‚ the main character‚ has an active imagination that causes her to loose sight of reality like getting lost in dreaming. Her imagination and “disposition to think a little too well
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support‚ or challenge the values of ‘Emma’” The novel ‘Emma’ was first published in December 1815. This novel is based around a central protagonist ‘Emma’; the narrator describes Emma as “handsome‚ clever‚ and rich‚ with a happy disposition”. The novel’s focus seems to be set around Emma’s fear of love‚ and her misguided attempts and confidence as a ‘match maker’. We see one of the main themes in Emma as a growth of self-understanding. Throughout the book‚ we see Emma grow morally as a character‚ as
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Emma Watson Emma Watson is a feminist fighting for gender equality in the world. Emma Watson has created hope for women’s rights and education. She has created a campaign for gender equality which is something that Emma has been working on for a long time. ( find the site ) She has created many speeches that are very great. Emma also created her own education. On set of Harry Potter she wanted more time to focus on school. Also after filming a movie she was enrolled at Brown University. (International
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period‚ English society revolved around a social hierarchy. One’s rank greatly determined one’s social class. Class‚ stratification on base of economic and social means‚ is a central theme in Jane Austen’s novel Emma. The protagonist itself reveals the class differences in the novel. Emma Woodhouse is a lady who possesses a good disposition. She is rich and wealthy. She has not faced any difficulties in one and twenty years of her age. She lives an easy and comfortable life without any social or
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How does Austen represent women’s agency in Emma? The term ‘agency’ is used to signify the ‘ability or capacity to act or exert power’ (Oxford English Dictionary‚ 2013) therefore when referring to ‘women’s agency’‚ one implies the feminist philosophical idea of women’s capacity for independent choice and action. Jane Austen’s Emma was published in the early 19th Century (Whalan)‚ an era in which women had an especially rigid role in society that often confined them to the desires of men.
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Bearer of Good News Not only is Emma Watson an on-screen heroine as Hermione in the Harry Potter franchise‚ but she also puts these audacious attributes into reality. She tackles prominent issues in the society like sex equality‚ which invigorates people of both genders to campaign for justice. Emma Watson and Malcolm are dominant leaders who play a crucial role in their respective communities. In William Shakespeare’s popular play‚ Macbeth‚ Malcolm proclaims the most good news verbally and by example
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