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In comparing your TWO texts you will have become aware of how the contexts of the texts have shaped their form and meaning. Of more interest, perhaps, is a comparison of the values associated with each text
To what extent has this point of view been your experience in your study of Transformations.
Transformation creates better reception of the texts Emma by Jane Austen and Clueless by Amy Heckerling. This allows the responders to recognise the constants and the diversions made to the transformed text, Clueless, from the original text, Emma, and thus enhances the meaning of both texts. These two texts share similar themes and values such as marriage/love, class, the status of women in society and most significantly the journey to self-knowledge taken up by the protagonists. Emma is presented in the form of a novel in which Austen uses language techniques such as satire, irony and authorial intrusion to show her social criticisms of the society in the 1800s. Clueless is presented in the form of a film which is much more appropriate for a modern audience with its short length compared to a novel. Examples of cinematic techniques include camera angles, settings and voice overs. By understanding the contexts of each text, the responder can see how they are both analogous.
Class structure in Emma is based on inheritance, land and wealth. Through transformation the reader can see how this structure has developed into a class structure based on appearance, popularity and wealth in Clueless. Emma was presented in the form of a novel which reflected on her context as it was the most common form of communicating to an audience in the 1800s. Authorial intrusion is used to show Emmas self-deceptive perspective. The same effect is achieved through Chers voice over as it gives the viewer an understanding of her mind.
The context of each text is then given more meaning through the use of techniques which gives insight to what the intentions of the composer are. In Emma, Austen satirises the high class society of her time. This is explored through the protagonist Emma. Emma is handsome, clever and rich who has an inclination to have too much of her own way. Satire is highlighted by Austen to make a social criticism of women in high class society. Emma goes through a journey to self-knowledge as she comes to realise of her vanity and rids herself of these real evils. By her side through this process is Mr Knightly who acts as a voice of reason as he was the only one who told her of her faults. This reflects on Austens perception of upper class society in her time, which women were egotistical and the men were there to keep them from abusing their higher status.
Heckerling presents her transformation of Emma in the form of a film. This reflects on her modern day context. To portray Heckerlings perception of a modern young teenager, Heckerling uses a combination of cinematic techniques in the opening sequence of the film. Heckerling uses jumpcuts and shots of teenagers to emphasise the fast pace of a teenage life, with the song Kids of America playing in the background as a message to the viewer saying this todays teenagers.
Concordantly much like Emma, the protagonist Cher endeavours through a journey of self-knowledge with the aid of Josh, Cher takes up a more charitable nature. Irony is implemented when Cher admits to having a way normal life but this voice over is juxtaposed with a close up shot of Cher choosing her school clothes on a computer. This reflects on Heckerlings intention to depict a typical blonde teenager is delusional to a sense that she perceives an event on the contrary to the real event.
Social status defined your character in Austens society and this reflected in Emma as Emma could not believe that Mr Martin could express himself so well for a farmer. Yet ironically Emma assumed that Harriet was part of high society although she was the natural daughter of somebody. Emmas vanity is shown as Mr Martins class is not low enough for her to help, but low enough for her not to associate with. This evidence of biasness reemphasises Austen judgement on higher class society. Similar ignorance is shown in Clueless when Tai first arrives at the school, Dionne says our stocks will plummet if they associated themselves with her. Heckerling opposed this behaviour by developing Tai into a character that is gradually being respected by her peers.
The status of women in society has changed tremendously since Austens time. The only sense of power a woman in Emma had was to reject or accept proposals and be involved with other peoples personal affairs. These were the only active roles women played in Austens society, which once again reinforces the male dominant society. In Clueless, the active role of woman is much more engaging. Costume, setting, music and a voice-over gives the viewer insight to how much the status of women has changed. Heckerling shows Cher wearing a suit, emphasising her power, while driving a jeep with the voice-over listing the various features of the vehicle, which shows a female taking up a traditionally male job but also with knowledge that is required. To further fortify this image of a dominant female, Heckerling plays the song Im Just a Girl to highlight the fact that this is part of the modern society.
Social tolerance displayed in Clueless is one of the themes that diverge from the original text. This theme represents what has changed in modern society. Christian is depicted to the audience as being a homosexual and is accepted as he was one of Chers favourite shopping partner. Multiculturalism is another form of tolerance shown in Clueless as Chers best friends Murray and Dionne were African-American. This sort of tolerance is contrasted against Emma as there was no mention of a different culture within that society.
The context of marriage and romance presented in Clueless is of which not as serious as in Emma. In Emma, when Mr Knightly finally confesses his love for Emma, it was done in an indirect way If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more. Austen did this to show how men would go about being a gentleman when proposing. Todays simple society requires a simple declaration of love, and this was what Heckerling did. Joshs confession of love was short and simple as he asked Cher Are you saying you care about me? shortly followed up by a kiss. Heckerling uses the kiss as a symbol of todays male society being able to be intimate and ability to reveal their true feelings.
By comparing and contrasting the values in Emma and Clueless, the responder is able to understand how the contexts of these texts are shaped through their forms and meanings. Transformation of the original text has been explored through modernisation and the use of cinematic techniques. By distinguishing the constants and diversions of the original text, the context of both texts have been enhanced.
i was wondering if you could give me some feedback bout this essay.
In comparing your TWO texts you will have become aware of how the contexts of the texts have shaped their form and meaning. Of more interest, perhaps, is a comparison of the values associated with each text
To what extent has this point of view been your experience in your study of Transformations.
Transformation creates better reception of the texts Emma by Jane Austen and Clueless by Amy Heckerling. This allows the responders to recognise the constants and the diversions made to the transformed text, Clueless, from the original text, Emma, and thus enhances the meaning of both texts. These two texts share similar themes and values such as marriage/love, class, the status of women in society and most significantly the journey to self-knowledge taken up by the protagonists. Emma is presented in the form of a novel in which Austen uses language techniques such as satire, irony and authorial intrusion to show her social criticisms of the society in the 1800s. Clueless is presented in the form of a film which is much more appropriate for a modern audience with its short length compared to a novel. Examples of cinematic techniques include camera angles, settings and voice overs. By understanding the contexts of each text, the responder can see how they are both analogous.
Class structure in Emma is based on inheritance, land and wealth. Through transformation the reader can see how this structure has developed into a class structure based on appearance, popularity and wealth in Clueless. Emma was presented in the form of a novel which reflected on her context as it was the most common form of communicating to an audience in the 1800s. Authorial intrusion is used to show Emmas self-deceptive perspective. The same effect is achieved through Chers voice over as it gives the viewer an understanding of her mind.
The context of each text is then given more meaning through the use of techniques which gives insight to what the intentions of the composer are. In Emma, Austen satirises the high class society of her time. This is explored through the protagonist Emma. Emma is handsome, clever and rich who has an inclination to have too much of her own way. Satire is highlighted by Austen to make a social criticism of women in high class society. Emma goes through a journey to self-knowledge as she comes to realise of her vanity and rids herself of these real evils. By her side through this process is Mr Knightly who acts as a voice of reason as he was the only one who told her of her faults. This reflects on Austens perception of upper class society in her time, which women were egotistical and the men were there to keep them from abusing their higher status.
Heckerling presents her transformation of Emma in the form of a film. This reflects on her modern day context. To portray Heckerlings perception of a modern young teenager, Heckerling uses a combination of cinematic techniques in the opening sequence of the film. Heckerling uses jumpcuts and shots of teenagers to emphasise the fast pace of a teenage life, with the song Kids of America playing in the background as a message to the viewer saying this todays teenagers.
Concordantly much like Emma, the protagonist Cher endeavours through a journey of self-knowledge with the aid of Josh, Cher takes up a more charitable nature. Irony is implemented when Cher admits to having a way normal life but this voice over is juxtaposed with a close up shot of Cher choosing her school clothes on a computer. This reflects on Heckerlings intention to depict a typical blonde teenager is delusional to a sense that she perceives an event on the contrary to the real event.
Social status defined your character in Austens society and this reflected in Emma as Emma could not believe that Mr Martin could express himself so well for a farmer. Yet ironically Emma assumed that Harriet was part of high society although she was the natural daughter of somebody. Emmas vanity is shown as Mr Martins class is not low enough for her to help, but low enough for her not to associate with. This evidence of biasness reemphasises Austen judgement on higher class society. Similar ignorance is shown in Clueless when Tai first arrives at the school, Dionne says our stocks will plummet if they associated themselves with her. Heckerling opposed this behaviour by developing Tai into a character that is gradually being respected by her peers.
The status of women in society has changed tremendously since Austens time. The only sense of power a woman in Emma had was to reject or accept proposals and be involved with other peoples personal affairs. These were the only active roles women played in Austens society, which once again reinforces the male dominant society. In Clueless, the active role of woman is much more engaging. Costume, setting, music and a voice-over gives the viewer insight to how much the status of women has changed. Heckerling shows Cher wearing a suit, emphasising her power, while driving a jeep with the voice-over listing the various features of the vehicle, which shows a female taking up a traditionally male job but also with knowledge that is required. To further fortify this image of a dominant female, Heckerling plays the song Im Just a Girl to highlight the fact that this is part of the modern society.
Social tolerance displayed in Clueless is one of the themes that diverge from the original text. This theme represents what has changed in modern society. Christian is depicted to the audience as being a homosexual and is accepted as he was one of Chers favourite shopping partner. Multiculturalism is another form of tolerance shown in Clueless as Chers best friends Murray and Dionne were African-American. This sort of tolerance is contrasted against Emma as there was no mention of a different culture within that society.
The context of marriage and romance presented in Clueless is of which not as serious as in Emma. In Emma, when Mr Knightly finally confesses his love for Emma, it was done in an indirect way If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more. Austen did this to show how men would go about being a gentleman when proposing. Todays simple society requires a simple declaration of love, and this was what Heckerling did. Joshs confession of love was short and simple as he asked Cher Are you saying you care about me? shortly followed up by a kiss. Heckerling uses the kiss as a symbol of todays male society being able to be intimate and ability to reveal their true feelings.
By comparing and contrasting the values in Emma and Clueless, the responder is able to understand how the contexts of these texts are shaped through their forms and meanings. Transformation of the original text has been explored through modernisation and the use of cinematic techniques. By distinguishing the constants and diversions of the original text, the context of both texts have been enhanced.
