... truly remarkable. The second of Flaubert's great "set pieces" to be discussed here is the conversation between Emma and Rodolphe Boulanger at the Agricultural Fair. Nowhere is Flaubert's use of irony more apparent than in this scene in the novel. Flaubert depicts Rodolphe as a jaded, cynical aristocratic opportunist whose every word and gesture with Emma is false. From the moment Rodolphe ... ironic structure of Flaubert's scene and try to reproduce it visually. But both versions fail to capture the savage irony adequately. Here, for a change, Chabrol's version seems to be superior to M...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... 's attention to women's roles and social order broke conventional ideas of class hierarchy, the ideal woman and the heroine. Furthermore, Austen's use of the romance genre and her incorporation of irony to express her views demonstrates the possibility of an atypical heroine and emphasises its importance. With both Elizabeth Bennet and Emma's protagonist, Emma Woodhouse, we are presented with unconventional protagonists ... which Austen's heroines and heroes must endure to reach the point of mutual agreement stresses the seriousness of social boundaries, and demonstrates how difficult th...

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... themes such as truth and error, self realisation, money and status that may be overlooked. An awareness in the different social context and the change in style and humour from irony to visual and witty verbal hint that the film is actually a witty satire of the superficiality of the American pop' culture that portray how society expectations dictate the ways things ... viewer, in comparing the film with novel can see the situational humour more vividly after knowing the plot and outcome of the novel. In Emma, humour is based mostly on irony and situational humour such as Harriet's trust...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... achieve the ironic mode of the text through different methods. Austen uses the omniscient narrator with simple, precise language and a refined writing style to accomplish humour, sarcasm, wit and dramatic irony. With this, she is able to gently criticise the insular town of Highbury and her own society. Austen also uses this to show the mistakes and unclear perception of Emma ... colours and the montage at the beginning (that looks like a "Noxema commercial") to set the strong, vibrant mood of the flim. She uses the voice over of Cher to create irony and portray the misguided and "Cluel...

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... to Emma on their journey home. Emma's fury that he had the "arrogance to raise his eyes to her" (p122) displays her snobbery, however she is forced to endure the irony of her own argument as Mr Elton is also offended that Emma should imagine Harriet to be his object. Emma's astonishment at Mr Elton's declaration of love, indicates her lack ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate