... teenage jargon, such as "doobie" and "laced". In comparing Clueless, one can see that it takes Austen several chapters to introduce her characters, unlike Heckerling, who can do it in seconds through facial expression, tone of voice, style of dress, gestures, body language and the frame ... writing additionally reflects the "dominant discourse" of the society she lived in (O"Shaughnessy & Stadler 189). A society in which walking out for a minor shopping excursion was a major highlight. She aims to propose the values of the English society during the early nineteenth century. However, al...

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... poor judgement of Isabella Thorpe - for taking Isabella at her own valuation and for believing all her professions of affection. This flagrant error somewhat obscures Catherine's capacity to estimate other characters correctly Catherine's generosity, which, although puts her in no danger of underrating sincere people like Henry and Eleanor Tilney, puts her at great risk from the likes of General Tilney ... a novel the reader soon learns something about his or her manners. How much is learned depends upon the character's significance for the development of the action. In general, minor c...

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... and at the time she receives Darcy's letter, shame is the main affectual motif associated with Elizabeth throughout the novel. Sometimes she herself feels ashamed, worthless, humiliated; at other times, characters attempt to shame her. Whether they succeed or not depends on such things as the accuracy of their charges and the degree of her attachment to the shamer. Caroline Bingley ... --and Elizabeth's efforts to cope with these feelings by means of hostility or wit--constitute Elizabeth's leitmotif. In fact, not only Elizabeth but one character after another, whether major or minor, is...

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