Emma And Clueless Analysis

Social classes are what separate people in many different societies in this world. For instance, “I lived at West Egg, the ‒ well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them” (Fitzgerald 9). Nick Caraway got to experience both the West Egg and East Egg of New York and believes the West is harder working than the East. He calls the Eastside the more fashionable side that is more upper class and is very critical on the clothes you wear, the way you look, and the class you fall under. Nick is stating that these high demands of living in the west is hat has caused him to move out of the East and makes it very difficult for a person born in a lower social status to be able to live there. If you are born in a lower status you will not be accepted by

Jane Austen’s novel 'Emma' and Amy Heckerling’s Clueless, as significant and satirical reflections of Regency England and postmodern America respectively, indicate how the transformation process can shape and improve literacy, intertextual and logical importance. The transformation is evident in the compositions Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ and Amy Heckerling’s ‘Clueless’ enabling us to investigate the assortment of logical subjects. Regarding ‘Emma’ the perspective throughout the Regency time frame examines the strict values of love and marriage inside the inflexible social hierarchy. Austen’s advances the significance of etiquette throughout the text. Austen reveals a neo-women’s activist perspective, shown in the female protagonist revealing the female protagonists’ scholarly capacity and social equity in an otherwise patriarchal society. However, the close resemblance of the story; ‘Clueless’, Heckerling composition conveys entirely transformed values, reflected through the actions of the current upper-working class of contemporary Los Angeles. The critical analysis of commercialism in the informal social class system of modern America reiterating social expectations of gender and social characterisation within the microcosm of the typical American educational system. The transformation in attitudes of Austen, reveals an exhaustive utilisation of setting, a close examination of dialect and various artistic procedure.

At first, Austen reveals the tensions between the working class and the upper class and emphasizes the rigid social structure that existed in nineteenth century London. The rigidity of the social structure can be attributed to the fact that “no class exists for itself but is bound by reciprocated rights and duties to classes above and below” (Kilger 359). Although the classes are separate and very distinct from each other, they still all depend on one another to thrive and succeed. However, this was definitely not the case during the

Emma Woodhouse, who begins the novel "handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and a happy disposition" (Austen 1), suffers from a dangerous propensity to play matchmaker, diving into other’s lives, for what she believes is their own good. Despite this, she is a sympathetic character. Her matchmaking leads only to near-disasters and her expressions of remorse following these mistakes are sincere and resolute. Jane Austen's Emma concerns the social milieu of a sympathetic, but flawed young woman whose self-delusion regarding her flaws is gradually erased through a series of comic and ironic events.

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Clueless (1995) stars Alicia Silverstone as Cher Horowitz. Like Emma, she is rich and lives with her single father. Here she is only 15 and already has her own car (before she even has a license!) and spends most of her time with her best friend, Dionne. The Mr. Knightley character is played by her ex step-brother, Josh, played by Paul Rudd. The movie loosely follows a lot of Emma‘s plotlines. Cher hooks up two of her teachers and from there gets it into her head to be a matchmaker. She decides to give this version’s Harriet Smith, new girl Tai (Brittany Murphy), a makeover and to hook her up with Elton. She convinces Tai that her crush, stoner Travis, is no good. Things backfire for her when her matchmaking plans not only fail but Tai eclipses her as the most popular girl. She goes after Christian (Frank Churchill), and although he’s not a cad like Frank in the book, he has other reasons for not going for Cher.

In the article, “Raising Women of the Social Elite,” the author explains the lifestyle and expectations of the upper class British society of the 1930s. Throughout Rebecca, the narrator is continually reminded of the differences between herself and Maxim’s first wife, the elegant debutante, Rebecca. Londoners born into wealthy families would have a well-publicized christening and generally the babies were cared for by nannies. Young girls study academic subjects and skills, such as horseback riding and dancing. Young ladies are formally presented to society at Debutante balls with the hope of arranging marriage. One result of the Industrial Age was that some families now acquire their wealth through work. The newly wealthy and established wealthy

When we are young we mostly treat each other the same. As we form our own opinions, while we grow, we naturally start to judge each other on merit; how we present ourselves. During the Edwardian era this was accomplished with greater ease due to the strict fashion and the use of corsets in everyday life, which was the last era that this occurred. This is presented strongly in the novel ‘Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul' (Wells, H.G. 1905) which was later adapted into a musical and film, titled ‘Half a Sixpence' (Schneer, C.H. & Sidney, G. 1967). The book and the film both present a realistic view of the separation through cultural class, it also represents how sudden wealth can dramatically change you and your outlook on people, objects, mannerisms,

The major role that technology plays in our modern society is inevitable. Throughout the commercial, Emma’s husband is constantly nagging in effort to convince her that technology is a more efficient alternative to her daily tasks. In the advertisement, we see Emma doing several actions that involve using paper, while her husband is doing the same things, but he uses technology instead. This commercial accurately represents how technology is replacing the traditional ways we do things. In today's world, it seems as if all things that were done by paper, have converted to an electronic version. This commercial is trying to show the audience that although technology can be useful, the basics are still essential in our everyday lives. At the end

Social classes are obvious in the Victorian period in England. The way they have grown up were different and the environment were also dissimilar. Inside the book “ The Importance of Being Earnest” there were upper class, middle class and lower class. Those three classes have differences between living style, speaking tone and values toward marriage.

True captivation within a novel accompanies a delicate balance between overall confusion and pleasure. Much like Yin and Yang, both are needed in order to successfully capture a reader's emotion. Jane Austen utilizes contextual curve balls, such as Darcy's inner heart to throw readers for a loop when the plot seems to become entirely predictable.

It was an ordinary spring morning for Emma. She got on the subway in order to go at University of Washington, where she studies Art history. She was distracted, as she was absorbed in her new project about Egyptian culture.

Sexuality is a difficult topic to broach with teens. It is under constant scrutiny: how much is too much? Do youths understand more than society gives them credit for, or is society at fault for supplying them with information that they are not yet ready to cope with? In this paper I am going to explore several of the double standards and catch twenty-twos that teens have to navigate, particularly young girls. I will pay special attention to the paradox of the vixen and the virgin: that young women ought to be held accountable for their own sexual wellbeing, but at the same time remain virginal and naïve regarding sex itself. This mindset is represented by the majority of the population of the town of Lubbock, Texas in the film ‘The

Emma Bovary allows herself to be destroyed by the people she encounters and her obsession with falling in love. Emma is not happy with herself and her relationship so she looks for other people to fill the void. Emma never really realizes that she is the root of all of the troubles in her life. If she were more in touch with reality, she would realize that she needs to work on herself before blaming her love interests for not being like the men that she has read about in the past. Emma has a very unrealistic perception of love. Emma is unable to fall in love with anyone because she will always be dissatisfied. She destroyed her own marriage before it even started because of her preconceived idea of love. Charles is absolutely in love with Emma and would do anything for her but she does not feel the same way about him due to her fairytale idea of love. It seems as if she is not capable of separating her real life romances from the romance novels that she read when during her time at the convent.

How is “gallant” described in the novel Emma by Jane Austen? Emma is a novel detailing the lives of a select group of individuals with a strict social hierarchy living in a small town outside of London in the eighteenth century. The word gallant and its variations are used 25 times in this book. Different characters use it with different connotations, some positive, some negative; overall, it seems to refer to the complimenting or flattering of women.