Analyse how Amy Heckerlings film Clueless portrays the youth of contemporary America and the society in which they live.
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Analyse how Amy Heckerling's film 'Clueless' portrays the youth of contemporary America and the society in which they live. Clueless is a satire, which means it's satirical; it makes fun of something in one of two ways, irony, or exaggeration. This can be seen throughout the film although it is only satirical about one thing in particular: the youth of contemporary America. The film does tend however to mock just one person as opposed to the whole youth of America and that person is Cher. Cher is portrayed as a spokesperson for her generation and we are led to judge most of her friends and relatives by how she behaves. The story, therefore, focuses on the life of Cher, a 15 year old 'spoilt rich kid', who feels she has to be in control of the life of her friends as well as her own. The main turning point in Cher's life...


