Some of you may have heard of the classic novel Emma‚ by Jane Austen. However‚ have you ever considered that Emma is Clueless? Yes‚ Amy Heckling’s 1995 movie‚ Clueless‚ can be related to the novel Emma‚ published in 1816. There is no doubt that Clueless substantially derives‚ and is adapted from Emma. However‚ apart from similarities‚ there are differences and adaptations from Emma to Clueless. These are necessary as a result of the disparity in values and attitudes between the early 19th century
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A hundred and seventy years apart‚ yet Jane Austen’s novel and Amy Heckerling’s film both explore the themes of marriage‚ money and social status. The values and techniques of the composers are demonstrated by the final chapter of Emma and Scene Three of Clueless‚ at the school walkway. On the one hand‚ we have the small‚ traditional English village of Highbury. On the other‚ Beverly Hills‚ icon of consumerism‚ globalisation and change. Both are experiencing escalating social fluidity as wealth
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Restricted roles of women ❏ Isabella Knightley ❏ Mrs. Churchill century England II. Defining Characteristics of Emma Woodhouse ■ Intellectually Capable/Independent ○ Austen explicitly characterizes Emma as intellectually capable‚ surpassing the intellect of those around her. ➢ “[...] her father [...] was no companion for her. He could not meet her in conversation [...]” (8) ○ Emma is stubborn in her beliefs and cannot be deterred by Miss Taylor‚ her father or Mr. Knightley. ➢ “[...] doing just
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patriotic about their new nation. “In December 1790‚ after Aboriginals had speared one of his servants‚ Governor Phillip decided on a punitive raid on the offending tribe ‘in order to convince them of our superiority‚ and infuse an universal terror’ ” (Knightley 108). What this quote is saying is that not all of the history of this day is pleasant. For the Indigenous people of Australia‚ their history hasn’t been the best. The Indigenous Australians have had a rough past with loss and suffering. “For many
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Radical Priorities‚ Montreal‚ Black Rose Books. * Chomsky‚ N‚ & Herman‚ E‚ S‚ * Davis‚ N.‚ (2008) Flat Earth News‚ place Chatto & Windus . * Hallin‚ D‚.(1986) The Uncensored War: The Media and Vietnam. New York‚ Oxford University press. * Knightley‚ P‚. (1986) The First Casualty‚ From the Crimea to the Falklands: The War Correspondent as Hero‚ Propagandist‚ and Myth Maker‚ Baltimore‚ Johns Hopkins University Press. * Landers‚ J‚ * Maitland‚ T.‚ & Weiss‚ S.‚ (1982) Raising the Stakes
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Friday 28 July 2013 Dear Year 11 Advanced English students‚ ALL WORK DUE TUESDAY JULY 30‚ 2013 Over the holidays you need to complete: 1 Read the article‚ Jane Austen: A love story by Jennifer Frey and answer the questions which follow. 2 Complete Emma essay question (1000 words) How do you feel Emma is received by the modern day audience? Do you feel the subtleties of the text are lost on them‚ or are they more aware of human nature and therefore more appreciative of the failings
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conflicts‚ as Emma finds difficulty in developing on an emotional level. With the mistakes Emma makes‚ we can eventually see growth within her moral and emotional understanding. In her marrying of Mr Knightley‚ we understand that they’re judgements have now become equivalent to one another. Mr Knightley acts as guidance for Emma throughout the novel by correcting her in her errors and giving an appropriate moral scope. Social and marital status is another theme or value that is seen throughout Jane
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Regency period as living within a patriarchal society where most women lack power and control. Women were dependent upon the male of the relationship to provide financial security and the exclamatory tone with cumulative listing of bleak words? by Mr Knightley at Box Hill‚ “[Miss Bates] is poor;…has sunk from comforts;…live to old age…sink more” highlights the severe repercussions on single women if they are not married. Patriarchal values are further depicted through the metaphor in “Boarding school‚
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Jane Austen has attracted a great deal of critical attention in recent years. Many have spoken out about the strengths and weaknesses of her characters‚ particularly her heroines. Austen has been cast as both a friend and foe to the rights of women. According to Morrison‚ ’most feminist studies have represented Austen as a conscious or unconscious subversive voicing a woman’s frustration at the rigid and sexist social order which enforces subservience and dependence’; (337). Others feel that her
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