Clueless Essays

The movies Emma (1996) and Clueless (1995) are slight adaptation based on the book Emma by Jane Austen (1815). In this paper I will be discussing a comparison of similarities and differences between the 1996 film Emma starring Gwyneth Paltrow, and the 1995 film Clueless starring Alicia Silverstone. I will be discussing the comparison between the time, the place, and the people in both films. In the movie Emma we follow a Governess’ daughter played by Gwyneth Paltrow (Emma), as she attempts to play

Emma & clueless Although fashion, rank, and status is portrayed differently A connection between Emma’ by Jane Austen and clueless by Amy Heckerling is made. Emma is an overachiever who lives with her father; she’s the “it” girl in her small town. Emma, growing up with a perfect life and admired and envied by all,faces her first setbacks when she involves herself in matchmaking, something she is not good at but she imagines otherwise. There are a lot of similarities between Emma and Clueless, despite

The character is Sheila Birling, daughter of Arthur Birling and Sybil Birling. Even though Sheila Birling seems very playful in the beginning of the play, we know that she has had suspicions about Gerald when she mentions “Yes - except for all last summer when you never came near me.” (Act 1,page 3) Although she has probably never in her life before considered the conditions of the workers, she shows her compassion immediately she hears of her father's treatment of Eva Smith. She feels full of guilt

Monsieur Lantin and his lady had the perfect marriage, falling deeper in love with one another by each passing day. The rising theme of irony, however, proves that appearance can overshadow reality. It creates tension between an intended meaning and a literal statement, used as a form of dry humour to provoke the reader. Throughout his short story, The False Gems, Guy de Maupassant emphasizes several forms of irony to display the universal theme of deviousness. Monsieur Lantin’s lady was thought

Mrs. Linde is a minor character in the play “A Doll’s House”, by Henrik Ibsen, which reflects a down-to-earth woman and possesses a sensible worldview towards life. Nora, on the other hand, has a childish outlook on life. Mrs. Linde plays a very important role in this issue by polishing Nora’s attitude towards society. She seems obliged to be Nora’s teacher and guide on her journey to maturity. At the beginning of the play Nora receives a visit from Kristen Linde; her childhood friend. However

A Classic Love Story: How Two Entirely Different Individuals Become Soul Mates How would it feel to forego all sense of conformity within a society to have a relationship with a loved one? Or how is it possible that one could project their feelings towards another as disgust, only later to reveal them as love? In Jane Austen’s love story Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy are portrayed as experiencing this exact struggle. The pair finds a way to challenge specific reputations they

The world is controlled by the economy. It’s a deathly cycle that never ends. People wake up every day and go to work or to school, anything that leads them to earning money. Money controls the world. Without money we are nothing, for we cannot survive if we cannot buy food or water. Some people, however, want to be wealthy in order to impress other people. For example, the mother in the story, The Rocking-Horse Winner already has a great amount of money, but wishes to be more wealthy. The story

In the short story “Mirror Image” by Lena Coakley, “The eyes are the mirror of the soul” symbolizes a greater meaning than what meets the eye. Alice, the first human survivor of a brain transplant attempts to reclaim who she is in a new body. At the core of a media frenzy Alice has troubles gaining self-acceptance, and doubts that her identity is still intact. The short story exemplifies the meaning of identity pertaining to every aspect of it. The quote “The eyes are the mirror of the soul” is used

Another important character is Harriet Smith. She becomes “Miss Woodhouse’s beautiful little friend” (Austen 1815: 247), but also her subject for match making. This character helps readers to better understand how Emma can manipulate. Harriet is a young girl “of seventeen whom Emma knew well by sight” (Austen 1815: 23). Scheuermann (2009: 118) writes that it is difficult to define Harriet’s social position because she is “the natural daughter of somebody” (Austen 1815: 23), as Sue Parrill notices

Emma, by Jane Austen, is about a young woman that lives with her father and governess, miss Taylor. The narrator of the story describes her as, “having rather too much her own way” (Austin1). The story is centered around Emma Woodhouse and her matchmaking. Even though people tell her not to continue matchmaking, Emma tries to make one more match, but it back-fires and everything goes wrong. This shows how immature she is and how getting in others business causes trouble. There are also a lot of

Feminism through the lens of Roxanne Gay on the movie Clueless When you think of feminism, what comes to mind? Is it a man-hating, hairy armed/legged lesbian? If so, you are living in a misconception. Most people are in reality feminists, however, they do not understand the term. If you believe that women are equal to men, you are a feminist. However, the term feminist is feared. We hide behind the conception that all feminists are man-hating, hairy lesbians. People like activist Roxanne Gay are

Columbina is one of the many loved stock characters of Commedia dell’ Arte. Perhaps the wisest character and undeniably the most rational, she is most times the only one who has her head on straight. Many describe her to be sassy, sexy and sarcastic. With her quick wit and unabashed flirtatious personality, she brings a strong female aura to the mix. She’s smart, sharp, self-educated and oozes confidence; never afraid to keep her fellow male counterparts in check, (even if it means whacking her own

The Cemetery Girl trilogy is a series of novels by Christopher Golden and Charlaine Harris two of the most popular fantasy fiction authors in the genre. The first novel in the Cemetery trilogy series was the 2014 published The Pretenders that was Charlaine’s first venture into the world of graphic novel writing. With the first novel in the series garnering considerable after its publication, the two authors decided to make the series a trilogy and published two more titles in the series. Even as

The False Gems was a short story published in 1883, which was a work typical of Guy de Maupassant’s style. The deep and profound social reality reflected in the story is always a highlight of Maupassant’s short novel, and The False Gems is no exception. It was only a 4500-word story, completely show French society’s reality in the 19th century through objective description and meaningful irony, though. As the skillful use of irony in the text really contributes a lot to the expression of the theme

The poem “For my Grandmother Knitting” tells the story of a grandmother facing abandonment as she finds herself fading to irrelevance in the eyes of society and her family. It also explores the grandmothers’ helplessness as she struggles through her pain to try and adapt to changing times. Written with very simple diction, the poet shows the rejection projected by the family onto the grandmothers knitting and how it may affect her, by using stylistic techniques such as juxtaposition and symbolism

The book ends on the note of “perfect happiness” (Emma 390) asking the probable question of “If the whole book was Emma’s road to self-discovery and happiness did she really find it within herself?” Goodheart sums it up by saying “If self-knowledge is required for happiness, we may question whether Emma ever truly achieves it.” Throughout Emma Austen spends time developing and describing Emma’s relationship with the people in her life. Austen said “ No-one but myself will much like”(The Jane Austen

Emma Watson is a famous young actor known for prominent role in Harry Potter. Lena Dunham is a lesser-known young actor who is becoming more well known as time goes on. Both women are in their late twenties and have made great accomplishments. Though they originate from different parts of the world, they share common characteristics as young rising actors. Emma and Lena share a few interests on today’s debates, for instance women’s rights. Both are young adults who acknowledge their influence on

Throughout history, women have made a name for themselves. By rising up and fighting for something that they believed in, the Mirabal sisters made a name for themselves in the Dominican Republic and in Julia Alvarez’s novel In the Time of the Butterflies. By applying a theory to a novel, readers can relate the book to the world they are living in today (Davidson). Feminism can be defined as a dynamic philosophy and social movement that advocates for human rights and gender equality (“Feminism”).

In the twenty first century there are numerous amounts of women who try to dress and act like celebrities they look up to; this was similar to the early twentieth century fad of the Gibson Girl. Charles Dana Gibson, a gifted artist, created the public image for what he thought should be the standard woman of the upcoming twentieth century. Charles Gibson began drawing silhouettes as a child and later created the Gibson Girl in the 1890s (The Gibson Girl). The new image for women altered as well as

The division between the mind and the body is all over “Scientia Potentia Est,” one of the strongest episodes of The Crown yet. Elizabeth may lead a life of physical luxury, but it’s becoming more and more apparent to her just how much her limited education is holding her back. She’s keenly aware that while the great men around her earned their positions with their intelligence, she earned hers solely through virtue of her birth. But those great men have their own problems too. For all their education