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    who existed amongst other writers such as Henry Fielding (author of Tom Jones) and Mary Shelley (author of Frankenstein), in a time called the Georgian Era. Jane Austen works include Pride and Prejudice, Northanger Abbey, Juvenilia, Mansfield Park, Emma and Sense and Sensibility. Although Jane Austen has gifted to the world many great works, it is recorded on Bio.com that “her work did not become popular until after 1869 and during her life her works were published anonymously" (see Bio.com ; http://www

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    they can. In her novel Emma, she describes the social and romantic ventures of the titular heroine. Full of entertaining misunderstandings, the story can be passed off as a simple romantic comedy, and yet a complex and dynamic character can be found in the main protagonist, Emma Woodhouse. Over the course of the book, Emma changes significantly, eventually developing into a more responsible and mature young woman. These changes can be seen in the beginning of the book, when Emma is portrayed as spoiled

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    In the creation of the heroine in the novel, she uses ironic humor. Emma, who is the heroine in this novel, represents the view that is held by both the author and the women of middle class. Austen identifies a social problem and then solves it from the women`s point of view. She draws a lot of attention from her spectators to the heroine of her novel Emma and makes her to be seen as a highly important woman in Highbury. According to Bowen, Austen has depicted

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    convinced that she has to use her popularity in order to make the world a better place. Just as Emma Woodhouse, the protagonist of Emma, who is rich, clever, beautiful and whose passion is to match make others. After having paired off her sister with Mr. John Knightly as well as governess, (former Miss Taylor) with Mr. Weston; however her father rejects to her wish to find a new target to prove her talent (Emma, p.13) Cher likewise finds amusement in such matters, her first target was her debates teacher

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    The protagonist is called, Emma Woodhouse. The first sentence of the novel describes her as a “handsome, clever, and rich girl, with a comfortable home and happy disposition”, a sentence that I immediately associated with the snobbish societies that were common in that period. That’s why I wasn’t looking forward to reading the rest of the story. And my presumption was met in the first chapter where she only seemed to care about herself. She seemed to be a classic example of a “menefreghista” as

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    In the novel, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen writes a story that depicts a society during the Regency Period. The Regency Period is the time when people started to expand the colonial system through the use of their profits from the Industrial Revolution. The Regency Period is displayed through Austen’s use of a middle class family, the Bennet family. In the book, the author writes about various characters with contrasting personalities. No one character can resemble another since they are all

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    Prejudice Long Form Fiction Jane Austen AP Lang and Comp The Author and Her Times Born December 16, 1775, Jane Austen was an English novelist known mainly for her six major novels, which interpret and critique upon the British society at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often deal with the women’s dependence to marry to achieve a higher social standing and economic security. There is little to no information

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    On September 20, 2014, Emma Watson delivered a speech to the United Nations to address the issue of gender inequality. She spoke to gain support and involvement, to make a difference for something she felt strongly about, by advocating the ‘HeForShe’ campaign. Emma employed all three rhetorical appeals in her speech which gave her an incredibly effective argument. Emma Watson, “one of the most well-known actresses in the world” (“Emma Watson (II)”), is also a very strong and passionate person

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    Pride is a major concept in British Literature. This human emotion is used in a variety of literary works throughout British Literature. There is a certain conflict that can be seen in the written works. Pagan culture views pride an important characteristic while Christianity sees pride as a deadly sin. Having pride is strongly against Christian beliefs, which can be seen in British Literature but it can also be seen that the characters in the different works have a strong sense of pride. Pride has

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    The film Clueless, written and directed by Amy Heckerling, is an adaptation of Jane Austen's novel. The producers deliberately set out to make new trends for teenagers, even releasing a Clueless-inspired line of Barbie dolls, and these efforts were wildly successfully. The main character, Cher is 15 going on 16 years old. She is a spoiled, socially successful, high-class snob who, after undergoing a crisis brought on by their own pride and repression of their feelings, are transformed from callowness

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