...Emma is about a girl who is rich and lives with only her father at their big estate. Emma's mother died long ago and Emma lives with her father and governess. Her governess is her friend but there is a sad goodbye when her governess gets married. Emma's father is protective of Emma and he insists that she must get married. But Emma laughs and says that she will never marry. One day, Emma thinks that she noticed that Mr. Elton was in love with her friend Harriet. So she tells Harriet and Harriet begins to like Mr. Elton. When Emma was going home in a carriage with Mr. Elton, he says that he likes Emma and he never thought of liking Harriet Smith before. Emma is enraged and refuses to talk to Mr. Elton. When she gets home, she feels guilty that she made Harriet happy and excited when really, Mr. Elton didn't like Harriet at all. But Emma tells Harriet what happened and Harriet gets ill and depressed. Mr. Elton goes away to an estate called Bath for a vacation. When he comes back, he is married to a girl named Augusta Hawkins. Augusta is too proud and is very rich so no one likes her except Jane Fairfax. Jane Fairfax was a rich orphan who lived with her aunt and was cousin to Emma. Everyone loved Jane Fairfax and she was rather delicate. She grew sick easily but was always made sure to be looked after by everyone. Emma grows very tired of Mrs. Elton because she always compliments herself and the only other thing she talks about is Jane. Mrs. Elton is quick and soon realizes...
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...2 Professor Padilla June 3, 2012 Emma: the Turning Point at Box Hill Essay Emma, a novel by Jane Austen, is the story of a young woman, Emma, who is rich, stubborn, conniving, and occupies her time meddling into others' business. There are several recurring themes throughout the novel; the ideas of marriage, social class, women's confinement, and the power of imagination to blind the one from the truth, which all become delineated and reach a climax during the trip to Box Hill. The scene at Box Hill exposes many underlying emotions that have been built up throughout the novel, and sets the stage for the events that conclude it. Emma's personality is largely shaped by the nature of her upbringing. Emma had no motherly figure guiding her as she grew up, due to the fact that her mother passed away at a young age, and her governess, Miss Taylor, became her best friend instead of an authority over her. At the start of the novel Miss Taylor gets married to Mr. Weston, leaving Emma with her despondent and hypochondriac father, Mr. Woodhouse. Although Mr. Woodhouse often confines Emma to the house because of his paranoia of her being harmed, he gives her little guidance. Emma becomes accustomed to being the "princess" of her house, and she applies this role to all of her social interactions, as she develops the ability to manipulate people and control them to advance her own goals. Emma views herself with the highest regard, and feels competition...
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...Emma by Jane Austin Emma Woodhouse is a very intelligent but naïve young lady who considers herself as a match maker in her small town set around the early nineteenth century England. Emma is very egotistical in that when her governess, Ms. Taylor, gets married, she believes that it was she that brought her governess and her husband together. After finding about her match making business, Emma’s father and her older family disapproved of her doing that. Of course, she ignores their voiced concerns and does as she pleases. She soon becomes close to a young woman named Harriet Smith who she described to be an unsophisticated young woman becoming more prominent in here society, socially. She develops a close relationship with Harriet and imminently, it becomes clear that Harriet develops romantic feelings for the farmer that she has known since childhood: Robert Martin. Because Emma is a close friend, Harriet asks her for advice on whether or not she should marry Robert or not. Because Emma wants Harriet to be with Mr. Elton- the minister who married the Weston’s- she convinces Harriet to not marry Robert. Oblivious to the fact that Mr. Elton, however, is interested in her, Emma goes on to believe that it is Harriet that he is interested in. One day, Mr. Elton approaches Emma and reveals his feeling for her and she harshly refuses and leaves. He, of course, goes on to marry another woman who always competes with her for status in their town. Because Emma had ridiculed a woman during...
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...Cher and Emma had a great interest in match-making while searching for a love interest themselves. They both feel like it is their job to set people up with each other. In Clueless, Cher and her best friend, Dionne, take the credit of setting up Ms. Geist, the history teacher, and Mr, Hall, the debate teacher. In Emma, she takes credit for setting up Miss Taylor and Mr. Weston, which are these characters from Clueless are based off of. Cher attempted to match make Tai with her friend Elton but notices that Tai has feelings for a boy named Travis. Cher attempts to separate her and Travis so Tai can have a love relationship with Elton. However, Elton unexpectedly announced his feelings for Cher, which left Tai heartbroken. In Emma, Emma attempts...
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...Jane Austen’s Emma and Amy Heckerling’s ‘teenpic’ Clueless, show how the transformation can shape contextual and perspectival meaning as satirical reflections of Regency England and postmodern America. By adapting the society of Highbury and to the fast-paced modern Beverly Hills, insight is given into class, marriage and gender roles over the past two centuries. Techniques demonstrate aspects of society that have changed, others that have stayed the same. Relationships and marriage is a theme that shapes the understanding of Emma and Clueless and their contexts, involving self-realisation of Emma and Cher respectively. ‘Marriages of convenience’ with people of class and wealth defined the Regency mindset. Marriage was very significant and would secure a woman’s future, financial assets and social status. Austen conveys this in the metaphor “It darted through her, with the speed of an arrow, that Mr Knightley must marry no one other than herself!” the arrow symbolises how Emma’s independence has been shot down and overrun by feelings for an ideal marriage candidate. When Emma reflects on Mr Elton’s attempt to court her, the hyperbole in “The Elton’s bloodline were nobody” highlights the attitude towards incompatible matches. Similarly, Cher comments with contemptuously...
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...Published originally as a classic Jane Austen novel, Emma is retold and brought to life in a production by Paul Gordon. A young woman decides to play Cupid among her social circle, believing herself to have much luck and ease with it. However, realizing, love is nothing like she imagined, she must undo her mistakes while facing her own romantic feelings. The performance was enhanced by the actors’ ability to play their roles very convincingly as well as the directors’ intelligent use of the stage and costume. The actors’ compelling portrayal of and between each character enhanced the show. Lianne Marie Dobbs delivered each of her lines with high energy, excitement, and full emotion.The songs,such as “Badly Done”, were performed similarly. perfectly portraying Emma’s energetic personality. The lines delivered by Leigh Ann Larkin, playing Harriet Smith, were enjoyable; however, two of her musical piece performance were much more memorable.The songs “Mr. Robert Martin” and “Humiliation” became very catchy, while at the same...
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...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 can be pinpointed throughout. As “Clueless is most faithful to Emma in its recreation of the plot involving Mr. Elton, Harriet Smith, and Emma” (Troost, Linda, and Greenfield 124), several parallels between the two distinctive texts, concerning this matter, can be recognized. One outstanding example is the correspondence and connection between the modern photography scene in Clueless and the sketching/painting of Harriet’s portrait in Emma. Hence, along with the novel’s highly persuasive guidance and the two’s so-called loose relation, various similarities as well as differences are inevitably present. Upon an analytical, close reading of the associated scenes, several shared story elements are brought into prospective. Both revolve around a beautiful, young lady who believes it is her duty to act as a matchmaker for her two companions. In both, the protagonist attempts to capture an image of her friend in hope that it would somehow reveal or prove the affection of the other. But aside from that, one will find that the two widely...
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...in the novel Emma by Jane Austen. The novel pertains to this saying, but beyond that the characters do as well. Emma Woodhouse, the shallow heroine cannot see behind looks and what the reasoning is through people’s actions. She is so aloof to what is happening outside of her perspective that many people’s actions in the novel, which are predictable many times to the reader, end up surprising her. This ultimately leads to Emma experiencing several major revelations in the novel that fundamentally change her understanding of herself and those around her. Emma represents many ignorant girls who cannot see past their own delusions of what others are thinking. Austen uses this plot device to convey to the reader that with people, things are not always what they seem and that even the most ignorant of teenage girls can change their perceptions of themselves and others around them. The first character that Emma is shocked by is Mr. Elton. After Emma convinces Harriet that Mr. Martin would not be a suitable husband, the girls and Mr. Elton spend much time together. Emma has made it Harriet her project and will not rest until she is married to, who Emma considers to be, a respectable gentleman. Working on a portrait of Harriet, Emma believes that Mr. Elton has taken a liking to Harriet, and she vice versa which pleases her very much. (Austen) Emma soon learns she is far from being right. After a dinner at Randall’s, a slightly drunken Mr. Elton announces his love for Emma as they sit...
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...Emma Watson: Wizard and Hero Women work equally as hard as men do and full-time working women earn 80 cents for every dollar earned by men, a salary gap of 20 percent(IWPR). Watson was born on April 15, 1990. When she was nine years old, she became a household name when she was cast in the Harry Potter series. Emma only auditioned for the Hermione part because her friends did and thought it would "be a laugh." She has starred in all eight of the Harry Potter movies and has gone to do great roles in other movies. Even though Emma Watson became a world-famous actress, she did not let that get in the way of her education. Watson went to Brown University in 2009, while she was still playing her role as Hermione Granger. She took a year off to act in several movies, but she eventually received her bachelor's degree in English Literature. Emma Watson may be known to most people as Hermione Granger but she also should be known as...
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...Change is inevitable, but in society, how much is really changed, and how much remains the same? Although Emma by Jane Austen and Clueless directed by Amy Heckerling were created almost two centuries apart, the underlying themes and values are still similar, if not, the same. In both texts, the importance of social class has a great influence on the characters and the actions of these characters would often depend on another’s social class. Marriage and relationships also play a big role in both texts, as the main characters of both texts are searching for a relationship for either themselves or their friends. The gender roles of males and females also contribute greatly in these texts, as the two genders are portrayed extremely differently. In Emma, one of the most important things Emma looked for when searching for a partner for her friend Harriet. In the novel, Harriet was offered marriage by Mr Martin, but she was forced to turn him down by Emma and instead she tried to get Harriet and Mr Elton together. This, however, did not work out, as Mr Elton was of a much higher social status and did not want to be associated with Harriet in that way. In the end, Harriet still married Mr Martin, and this turned out to be better than Emma had thought, as Harriet and Mr Martin were of a similar social status and were fairly compatible for each other. Similarly, in Clueless, social hierarchy in high school mattered a lot to Cher when picking a boyfriend for her friend Tai. She disapproved...
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...imagine a world without Emma Goldman. Emma Goldman died on May 14, 1940. Emma dedicated her life to the creation of a radically social order. Also, she embraced anarchism for its vision; and it offered liberty, harmony, and social justice. She had a deep commitment to absolute freedom and that led her to espouse a range of controversial causes. Goldman was a radical thinker. Forty years on she is more than emblematic, she is iconic. Emma Goldman was born in the imperial city of Russia of Kovno on June 27, 1869. Emma’s mother Taube was married to a man when she was 15 years old He later died and she was left with two children. Emma’s mother had a second marriage arranged to Abraham Goldman. First of all, when Emma was a child she constantly was abused by her stepfather when she displeased him. Emma was uncontrollable and rebellious to her stepfather “I’ll kill that brat”, he often said. (Gornick 7). Also, the family constantly moved from Konovo to Konigsberg to Petersburg. Emma’s education was very limited. Although she passed the exam to secondary school, she was denied the character reference necessary for admission. The religion teacher declared her “a terrible child who would grow into a worse woman” (Gornick 7.)When Emma became 12 years old education came to an end for her. When Emma was 16 years old her father told her it was time for her to get married and he would arrange this. She begged once more to return to school instead of getting married. Emma begged her father...
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...BOOK REVIEW Emma is a classic novel written by Jane Austen in 1815, published by John Murray. Emma is an intelligent, upper class young woman who thinks she knows more than other people. She decides to use her knowledge to become a matchmaker for her new little friend, Harriet. Emma finds out that she doesn't know as much as she thinks she does; while she discovers she misread quite a few of her acquaintances. She discovers that she didn't even know herself as well as she thought. The Regency era was a time of great social, political, and even economic change. The upper class lived extravagantly and spent huge amounts on pomp and show which caused a tremendous drain of money and this lead to large scale poverty. Jane Austen's portrayal of England's class structure in 1816 presents the idea that there are three distinct social classes, the lower, middle and upper class. All three join together in harmony to create the essence of Highbury, however there is a little discrimination present. In the early part of this period the ballroom dancing was prevalent in high society parties. Jane Austen features balls in her novels quite often. CHARACTER OVERVIEW: Emma is a young, beautiful and rich girl and finds herself a bit smarter for her match-making habit. She is a feminist character and thinks that she’ll never marry. Mr.knightley is Emma’s neighbor and also her sister Isabelle’s brother-in-law. He is a very good friend and critic of Emma and found to be wise in decision...
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...Introduction Emma Watson is a British actress and model who has inspired many young women to act and be themselves. She has won many awards and has starred in many major movies, including the ‘Harry Potter’ films, ‘The Bling Ring’, and ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower.’ She also starred as Belle in the 2017 version of ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ She is a great woman with many interesting facts and awards that you’re about to learn. Early life Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson was born on April 15, 1990 in Paris, France. Her parents are Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson and are both lawyers. She has four siblings, Nina, Lucy, Alex, and Toby Watson. When Emma was just five years old, her parents divorced and she moved to Oxford with her mother, where...
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...Sarah Emma Edmonds was a very interesting girl. She grew up in a family that did not appreciate her and was very mean to her. This persuaded the actions in her life which was actions to get away from them and to also be very successful. This report will cover about her early life, her life in the civil war, her life as a spy, and how she died. Sarah Emma Edmonds was born in December of 1841 in New Brunswick. Her parents were Isaac Edmondson and Elizabeth Leeper(Civil War Trust 1). Her father was also a farmer. She was the fifth girl in her family. Because her father was hoping for a son, her father resented her and treated her badly(Civil War Trust 3). Since her father was mean to her, she ran away from home at the age of 16 .Around this time, she had decided changed her name to Edmonds and dressed like a man to avoid detection (Civil War Trust 2). She also took the name of Franklin Thompson. In all, Sarah Emma Evelyn Edmond’s early life was very hard, which caused her to become who she was later in her life....
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...Comparative Analysis of Point of View of Joseph Andrews and Emma Point of view is the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story. In this essay, the point of view of Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding and Emma by Jane Austen will be analyzed in comparison to one another. The comparison will be made on each aspect of the point of view, such as subjective/objective, partial/impartial narration and the perspectives through which the point of views are presented. The point of view of Joseph Andrews is third person omniscient. In Third person omniscient narration the narrator lies outside the plot and knows everything about the characters, their emotions and feelings and various events happening in the story, such a narrator is a God like character who is aware of everything. The narrator of Joseph Andrews is an intrusive narrator who keeps the reader aware of the fact that they are reading a fiction and the truth of the novel lies not in its facts but in the depiction of human nature. The intrusive nature of the novel can be felt by the descriptions provided at the beginning of each chapter, like the description of chapter V says, “The Death of Sir Thomas booby, with the affectionate and mournful Behaviour of his Widow, and the great Purity of Joseph Andrews”(24). In the very beginning even before reading the chapter the mind of the reader is made to think in a particular way that the behavior of the widow will be affectionate...
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