Two Literary Lovemakers

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This paper explains that the didactic approach is strong in both Jane Austen's "Emma" and the film "Clueless" because each of the protagonist characters, Emma and Cher respectively, works to help others in her social circle obtain true love without regard for her own need for love. The author points out the similarities in the main characters: Emma is part of the rich, upscale society of a "large and populous village" in nineteenth century England; whereas, Cher lives in rich, upscale Beverly Hills. The paper relates that in both the novel and the film the minor characters work to illustrate the main characters and continue the pace of the storyline.

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"Because of their wealth, both Emma and Cher are spoiled, in control socially, and tend to think too highly of themselves. This is a result of the lack of a maternal figure in their lives, as well as their fathers' over-indulgence. Cher has everything a teenage girl could want: money, her own Jeep, a huge wardrobe, et cetera. Like a lot of girls, she spends a large amount of time and money at the mall; however, she spends hundreds and thousands of dollars on her clothes, not the kind of money a typical teenager would spend."

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