Question: Both Emma and Cher are constrained by the values and restrictions of their respective societies.

Emma by Jane Austen is set in Highbury, a small village in England in 1815 while Clueless by Amy Heckerling sets Cher in multicultural Beverly Hills LA. Both Emma and Cher are the protagonist heroines of Emma and Clueless respectively. They are constrained by the values and restrictions of their nature and background. Emma is constrained by classicism and position within a society while Cher is constrained by the 20th century society i.e. Wealth and image. Various language techniques have been transformed into Film techniques so as to suit the modern 20th century audience. Satire a literary technique used frequently by Jane Austen has been transformed effectively by Heckerling so as to emphasize the values and restrictions of their societies.

Emma is set in the village of Highbury, a rural representation of early 19th century English life while Clueless is set in the last 20th century, multicultural Beverly Hills, USA. In Emma, there is a hierarchical social structure based on bi...