Essays Tagged: "Elton"
Mr Knightley - Jane Austen...'Mr Knightley is the arbiter of sense and judgement.' Discuss with reference to the first eleven chapters.
hobby of drawing. She decides that she will paint a portrait of Harriet and she is encouraged by Mr Elton. This chapter is full of irony and the reader benefits from the perspective created by authori ... reader benefits from the perspective created by authorial distance. We can immediately see that Mr Elton is in fact in love with Emma not Harriet. Emma prides herself on her judgment but she is compl ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors
Jane Austin's novel, "Emma".
hey cannot increase their social status without consequences. This point is illustrated by what Mrs Elton tells them about a family she used to know in Maple Grove. This family was wealthy but had no ... oned previously, a good marriage was important for women as well as social climbers (for example Mr Elton). For women marriage was important, if not they would end up as spinsters ("an old maid"). Alt ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
"Social Characteristics of Women in Jane Austen's Emma" Studying Emma, Miss Bates and Mrs. Elton
tly upon until he or she were married. The characterizations of Emma Woodhouse, Miss Bates and Mrs. Elton show the nature of women from a social perspective of a nineteenth century village.Emma Woodho ... Smith; Emma tries to induce a match between Harriet, the woman of an ambiguous background, and Mr. Elton a local clergyman. Emma does not realize that men are well aware of how society regards a man ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
A number of significant incidents which shows us Emma's poor judgment and lack of self-awareness. Consider, Harriet's manipulation and Mr. Knightly's carriage incident.
The errors of judgment, illustrated by Mr. Elton and Harriet, continue throughout the novel as Mr. Knightly spots the problems and Emma falls s ... s naivety and limited intelligence - by hinting at the beginnings of a match between Harriet and Mr Elton. Emma muses to herself that "Mr Elton was the very person...for driving the young farmer [Robe ... oned, Mr Knightley is the only person who openly criticises Emma.In contriving the match between Mr Elton and Miss Smith, Emma (unknowingly at the time) increases the potential for emotional pain on H ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Discuss Jane Austen presentation of class distincition in two novels Emma by Jane Austen and Persuasion By Jane Austen
ley scolds Emma;"Her situation should secure your compassion. It was badly done indeed!" Mrs Elton is a character in "Emma" who is concerned with seeking a high position in Highbury immediately ... aid. If we set the example many will follow it as far as they can."Austen uses the character of Mrs Elton for highlight her own feelings towards the middle classes and Mrs Elton is the epitome of the ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
"Emma and Clueless" Video Comparison.
isgusted by Travis in the way he chooses to dress and present himself. The parallel characters, Mr. Elton of Emma and Elton of Clueless, each attempt to pair themselves with the protagonist. While in ... Elton of Clueless, each attempt to pair themselves with the protagonist. While in the carriage, Mr. Elton declares his love for Emma. She is deeply surprised and declines his offer, as she believed th ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis
How Jane Austen's "Emma" misread the signs regarding Mr. Elton, Harriet and herself?
ful young woman, who fancies herself a real matchmaker. However, as Emma attempts to match-make Mr. Elton and her new companion Miss Harriet Smith, she misreads the intentions of the people involved. ... ds the intentions of the people involved. By being unable to correctly read the signs regarding Mr. Elton, Harriet and herself, she finds herself in a tangled web of deceit and misconception.Miss Emma ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"Novelists invariably write to convey their view on human nature and society." Use this quotation as a starting point to write about the thematic concerns of the novel.
he view is expressed through Emma's dealings and Frank and Jane deception. Emma's dealings with Mr. Elton are trickery and not plain forward; she is trying to manipulate the situation to bind Mr. Elto ... r. The consequences of her action are her own involvement and unhappiness for Emma, Harriet and Mr. Elton. Austen suggests that even though manipulation may be motivated by good reasons such as findin ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Comparison of portrait/ photograph scene from 'Emma' by Jane Austen and 'Clueless' by Amy Heckerling
arising from acts of artificiality are used to criticize societal values and attitude. In clueless, Elton's casual acceptance of Emma's praise of Tai, 'isn't she beautiful', evokes great excitement in ... admiring, and deeply in love with Tai. At the same time, the viewer is privy to the gazing looks of Elton focused solely on Emma, through a close up shot revealing the true object of his desire. This ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Comparison of car/carriage scene in 'Emma' and 'Clueless'
of post-modern and regency society in Emma's carriage incident and Clueless' car scene. In Emma, Mr Elton displays complete disgust and outrage at the notion of marrying the socially inferior Harriet, ... s segregation and incompatibility of differing social classes is also portrayed in Clueless through Elton's outburst of 'Don't you even know who my father is?' revealing the transcending importance of ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
clueless
out we De and I …well", with Dionne answering, "it speaks very highly of you." "And there's Elton in the white vest and all those popular boys in the school" Cher once again points out that po ... to socialise with those at the lower end, that's why "Emma did not want to be classed with the Mrs Elton's, the Mrs Perry's, and Mrs Coles's" by attending the Coles's party. Similarly in the film, Ch ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
The Irony of Social Status through Marriage, Emma by Jane Austen
the reader to view the immobility of the class structure through her interactions with Harriet, Mr. Elton, and Mr. Knightley, while Emma herself is unaware of her role in perpetuating this system.The ... n the direction she wants: rejecting Mr. Martin so Harriet can pursue the wealthy and prominent Mr. Elton.Though Emma's intentions in matching Harriet with Mr. Elton were innocent and kind, they only ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors