How does Heckerling’s Clueless sustain interest in the values represented in Austen’s Emma? 7. How does a comparative study of Emma and Clueless bring to the fore ideas about the quality of relationships in society?In your response make detailed reference to your TWO prescribed texts. Year 11 English Extension 1 Emma & Clueless Appropriation Sample Essay Questions 1. You have studied two texts composed at different times.
‘The comparison of two texts in terms of how the contexts of each shape form and meaning necessarily involves consideration of key perceptions into the human condition they offer?’ When we compare two texts, consideration is given to the effect of context and how it shapes form besides meaning. To what extent has this been your experience in your study? The context affects the differences in the meaning and form between two texts. It is evident in Jane Austen’s 1816 novel Persuasion and 1998 film Shakespeare in Love directed by John Madden. The 1998 film is set in the Elizabethan times despite the modernity of the form.
This is because these schools actively encourage applications to ‘Oxbridge’ universities and promote academic success more so. Bordieu (1990) said that a middle class student going to university is ‘a fish in water’ compared to working class students. Media affects social class by showing representations of different social classes. Medhurst (1999) studied a group of middle class
Next we thought about her outfit, we got an old dress from one of our younger siblings and made it all dirty and lovely because we thought she should be wearing someone else's clothing since the monster is created out of someone else’s body parts. Lastly, we had to create a mouth and we wanted our monster to be isolated, like her creator. So, in reality, she would have no voice in society, which is why we sewed her mouth
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's Three Women's Texts and a Critique of Imperialism discusses the "imperialist narrativization of history" in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre (Spivak 175). Because "imperialism" is "England's social mission" and "cultural representation of England to the English" and literature produces the "cultural representation" of the English, all texts are driven by a hidden motivation to support the existing "imperialist project" (Spivak 175). This imperialist project requires the "worlding'" of "Third World'" entities so that their cultures are "exploited" by the English and translated into British literary heritage until these "heritages" lose all identity with the original country (Spivak 175). "Axioms of imperialism" are configured in the basic structures of the English narrative to subtly drive the motivations of the novels and uphold the established ideals of English hierarchy over the "Third World" (Spivak 175). For instance, imperialist measures are masked in "childbearing," or "domestic-society-through-sexual-reproduction," and "soul making," or "civil-society-through-social-mission" (Spivak 176).
All of these findings are extremely conductive of how mandating school uniforms would greatly improve our student’s ability to improve their school experience. “In addition, with the visual uniformity present across all students, the instance of school pride has increased. Similar to athletic team uniforms, dressing cohesively increase pride, unity, and a renewed commitment to the school. With uniforms, a more professional tone is set in school, encouraging students to take their studies more seriously” (Chen 1). Current interest in investigating the motivational dimension of school environments to guide both policy and applications stems partially from proposals by researchers in the early 1990s suggesting the focus on changing the child
The importance of societal structures will be addressed by analysing the explicit and implicit references relating to characters and their relationships. The significance of marriage will be discussed, and the position of women during the early 19th century will be examined. A brief historical summary of the Romantic period, and Austen as a writer, will introduce and form the basis of the analysis. The question will be addressed in order to conclude and determine whether the novel is, or is not, ‘just a light diversion’. Romantic authors were a diverse group of individuals, with a variation of backgrounds, religious beliefs and individual points of view.
SOCIAL THEMES AND PERSPECTIVES Feminism - Functionalism The focus of this assignment will be to compare and contrast two key sociological perspectives, Functionalism and Feminism in relation to the family. It will define both perspectives having identified the meaning of family. Finally it will evaluate the difference between the two perspectives. Shulman (2009:260) highlights the difficulties faced when defining the meaning of ‘family’. The confusion derives from the changing nature of modern relationships and whilst family is a group it is a special type of group, one which cannot be captured in a single definition.
Ideology Essay The way an individual interprets a given text is based on their ideology. Ideology is the combination of opinions and beliefs which determine how they react to everything around them. There are many different contributing factors which make up these beliefs and opinions, such as Gender, ethnicity, age and issues or events which have shaped the individual. Examples of Ideologies can be found most clearly within politics within the different parties, which all hold different views and opinions, such as; Classical liberalism, which is a capitalistic ideology which stands for a limited government with political freedom and civil liberty. Social or modern liberalism is liberalism which focuses on social and economic issues while ensuring individual freedom, and Naziism, which is a form of socialism featuring racism, Expansionism and obedience to a strong leader.
This is further emphasized by The Conservative historian of Peterhouse, Maurice Cowling, who questioned the uniqueness of ‘Thatcherism’. Cowling claimed that Mrs. Thatcher used "radical variations on that patriotic conjunction of freedom, authority, inequality, individualism and average decency and respectability,