emm/clueless irony (1 Viewer)

[Kupow pow]

how is irony humour and satire portrayed in emma and clueless

 

[jhakka]

On page 17 they say "handsome letter" four or five times in paragraph. That was pretty funny.

 

[kochou]

clueless:
the contradiction between voiceover (Cher's perception) and visuals (reality)

emma i still don't get

 

[dark`secrets]

emma:
-->irony: using irony for the basic human follies, through these foolishness she highlights the main themes, heightens her criticism of certain characters and adding a dash of humour. e.g. emma matchmaking and thinking that she is good at it. irony and understand of their faults help the characters to mature and growth for further plot.

-->humour: subtle humour requires closer reading of the text. also highlighting the human follies and faults. Emma being a text of "comedy of Ettique" plays on subtle humour and irony.
Austen's humour are achieved through four techqniues:
a) the exaggeration of personality
b) The juxaposition two incongruous
c) irony
d)The wit of the characters.

satire-> satirises the whole aspect of ettique and notions of soceity's preoccupation of social status and social circles ETC.

Clueless plays majorily on the irony of the voice over and the visual imagery. e.g her being an ordinary teen when she has a comp to pick out her own clothes.

satarising: also their social circle, the popular culture and youths of today being superficials and sucked into the world of consumerism.

 

[CarinaT]

It's ironic how Emma is so sure of herself and her own opinions when in the end, she finds out that her views on people are wrong.