... to marry to rise in their social status (a concept that if today's society still followed would have longer marriages). A clear example is when Emma reflects on how she proposed that Harriet should be married to her superior (Mr Elton and Frank Churchill). This idea is considered absurd by both the protagonist and the author, "The stain of illegitimacy, unbleached by nobility ... suitable for their future husbands. For those who did not marry, the education would provide them the scope (even if it is undesirable) to become a governess. In the case of Harriet, she would be very unfortuna...

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... the loadies' and Amber's "designer imposter perfume-. They are also both manipulative as seen in both characters' desire to control such as Emma's manipulation of her doting febrile father and Harriet, parallel to Cher manipulating Tai and Mel through affection. However, to adapt to the modern updated audience, Cher personifies a common cultural stereotype whereby Heckerling sets up a paradox around Cher's position ... cleverly fits into the cliché of modernity as he represents the homosexual male stereotype present in modern imagination. Additionally, Harriet is transformed into Tai w...

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... to cross her mind that her brother in law may have been right. However, her belief that Mr Elton is "transferring his affections from Harriet" to herself (p107), subsequently highlights her lack of comprehension of the situation. This Chapter also indicates Emma's ignorance, through the mention of Frank ... Mr Elton's proposal is inevitable, however her desire for the effects of her blunders to be confined to herself and extreme concern for "Poor Harriet"'s feelings show slight character development. This development is also shown by her acceptance that "the first error and the worst lay ...

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... the importance of the contexts of the action and the importance of the communities in which they live. The dialogue in both instances to describe Harriet and Tai include the adjective "sweet", echoing each other in terms of what they are saying about the person and their match ... and moral responsibility in the ball scene and the dance scene in 'Emma' and 'Clueless' respectively. The high angle camera shot on Harriet as she is approached by Knightley emphasizes her vulnerability, while the low angle and middle shot on Knightley, subtle as it is, gives us a ... sense of his p...

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... lend them the composed "air" which Caroline refers to. Considering herself as such a woman, Emma believes that only she can transform the poor Harriet Smith into someone like herself. Set on creating a fellow 'ideal woman,' Emma determines to "improve herdetach her from her bad acquaintance, and introduce ... eyes of the Highbury upper class (46). This is most evident in Knightley's obvious respect for him. When Emma advises Harriet against marrying Martin, Knightley declares that her actions are unjust, as Martin is "a respectable, intelligent, gentleman-farmer" (44). In his eyes .....

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... spent all of their time and effort looking for a suitable husband. If a husband was of lower social degree, it was seen as a failure. Emma was horrified at the thought of Harriet marrying lower than she ought, to Mr Martin, and she says with relief after having refused the proposal, "It would have grieved me to lose your acquaintance, which must have ... and Cher has been to "improve" their new friends; the end result is an improvement in them. Through their experiences of trying to alter and affect the lives of others (Harriet/ Tai) they realise the faults and weaknesses in their own c...

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... that selfishness, vanity and prejudice do not advance a person's position in life and nor are these qualities favourably looked upon by others. The character Tai from Clueless is parallel to Harriet from the novel Emma- both are somewhat nave and to some extent innocent but overall, both characters are most certainly impressionable.As responders, we are able to see their naivety ... ...

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