Response – Emma and Clueless Both Emma and Clueless have almost identical values. Life for women during Emma was all about who you married‚ what family you came from and the amount of wealth you and your family had. Clueless highlights some of the values that Cher and her friends have‚ including who you go out with‚ the amount of money you had and could spend on items‚ and for Cher in particular the importance of family. The context of the novel and the film are completely different. Emma was written
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Emma‚ Clueless‚ and the Taking of Likeness Clueless‚ an adaptation of Jane Austen ’s 1815 novel‚ Emma‚ is a 1995 American film by director‚ Amy Heckerling. The comedy serves as a 20th century update of the original text that shifts into creating a contemporary Emma‚ one for our own era. Though Clueless seems to set forth on building its reputation on a completely new‚ distinct ground‚ it is not an entirely different work of art. Considerable amounts of uniformities between the adaptation and Emma
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Throughout Clueless‚ it was simple to detect the similarities between the characters of those in the novel Emma. Cher Horowitz‚ the main character in Clueless‚ lives in the wealthy city of Beverly Hills in the United States. Emma Woodhouse‚ the main character in Emma lives in the more expensive side of town called Highbury in England. Because Cher and Emma both grew up in a wealthy environment‚ they often view themselves as well liked‚ posh‚ and classy. They both have strong‚ loving relationships
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Jane Austen in the 20th Century A Comparison between Emma and Clueless Generally one would assume that our society has changed considerably since Jane Austen’s times and I do not want to argue the opposite. In some ways‚ however‚ we are still concerned with similar problems. Especially coming of age is a topic which has not lost any of its currency. This can nicely be seen in the 1995 Hollywood remake of Jane Austen’s Emma Clueless. Director Amy Heckerling transferred the story originally
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The director of the film “Clueless”‚ Amy Heckerling‚ has accomplished this through convenient transformation of Jane Austen’s novel “Emma”. Heckerling has supported Austen’s novel in a positive way‚ however has altered the values seen in Austen’s period to fit modern audiences. The themes of “Clueless” show the context of “Emma” in a contemporary period‚ converting the text to a well-known high school society in Beverly Hills. Amy Heckerling’s production of “Clueless” presented in 1995 expresses
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it accessible to the culture and values of a contemporary context. The manipulation of medium‚ genre‚ setting‚ characters and plot enables the transformed text to be understood and connect with a new audience. Amy Heckerling’s post-modern film transformation Clueless (1995) is derived from Jane Austen’s classic novel Emma (1816) with both texts comparable as they use satire to address similar values. The shift in context enables the texts to reinforce the values of Regency England or 1990s Beverly
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understanding of societal values and attitudes present in the texts. Jane Austen’s book Emma(1816)‚ relevant to society in Regency England‚ is relived in a modern day context relevant to the 20th century American society in Amy Heckerling’s “teen flick” Clueless(1995). Social status plays a crucial part in both texts. “Emma Woodhouse‚ handsome‚ clever‚ and rich‚ with a comfortable home and a happy disposition...”(pg.1‚chap.1) lived in nineteenth century Regency England‚ where social status was dictated
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Transformation- Clueless and Emma The 1990s have seen Jane Austin novels become more popular than ever. Hollywood‚ as is its custom‚ has followed suit‚ bringing to the screen several Oscar-nominated films faithfully based upon the author’s works during that decade. Why would our modern society still be charmed by these novels‚ written by a woman who never married or even traveled outside England? How can these 200 year-old stories be relevant to our jaded culture? Probably because‚ despite all the
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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 a Hollywood
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Emma vs. Clueless Emma and Clueless‚ are two movies that illustrate Jane Austen’s novel entitled "Emma". The stories illustrate the importance of self-development and personal growth by using the theme of social status and moral worth. The protagonists‚ Emma and Cher‚ are bound to transform from callow young adults to mentally and emotionally mature women‚ given their similar situations. The major difference between Emma and Clueless is the way situations in the plot of the story are illustrated
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