emma vs clueless
The novel Emma and the film “”Clueless both show representations of female’s as dependent entities. ... In Emma, by Jane Austen it is easy to see that the female characters main purpose throughout is to find suitable husbands. Even Emma who originally states that she does not need a man in the end has found true love. “Clueless” has that exact parallel in it’s plot when Cher mentions that she would not date a high school boy and yet she still ends up happy and in love with Josh. One reason for the novel Emma to focus so much on marriage and relationships is that it was set in the early 1800’s and that was the way of society. ... Emma herself although originally not looking for a husband is trying to play match maker for everyone else so it remains a main plot focus. Another way in which women are not portrayed as having any independence is that although Emma is not consciously looking for a husband she is taking care of her father.