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COMPARISIONS OF EMMA AND CLUELESS CONVENTIONS - SOCIAL CONTEXTS EMMA CLUELESS Social Context: A small village, Highbury, Outside London,19th century, England Social context: A Beverley hills high school, 1990s The class/ social groups: Upper/middle class -Knightleys, Woodhouses, Churchills Lower/Middle class - Westons? , Coles, Eltons Lower working class - The Martins, Bates, Social Classes not encouraged to mix Emma - ' The Martin's are as above my notice as below it' Social Classes should know their own position Mr E - 'everybody has their own level' People feel uncomfortable out of their own level eg. Harriet Superior and Inferior positions Mr Martin is not Harriets 'equal' Class defines your worth as a person Higher classes may associate with lower classes as a charitable gesture. Attributes such as occupation, wealth, education can affect social rank. Class/Social Groups: The Popular Group - top of the social ladder, wealthy, lots of clothes, cool cars Yuppies - stick to themselves - Distinguished by mobile phones, BMW's Valley girls - a lower class, live in...

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