Clueless is as entertaining as the novel, even though it is not completely faithful to the original source. The decision that really interested me was the portrayal of Emma’s self-indulgence with her powers of match making. In the novel, Austen does a great job of showing the reader the high regard that Emma has for herself and this would have been difficult to translate to the big screen but I think that the creators of the film did justice to that. The example of Cher playing matchmaker and setting up her teachers is a great one because it reveals the nature of Emma. First of all, she wants to accomplish this task because it will serve her interest. After she has completed this task, the round of applause that she gets from everyone is a great insight to how Emma must feel the world sees her. This is a solid interpretation of the characteristic of Emma, with her idea of being the best in her community and of having no equal. This scene really did capture that essence of the novel and I think that by having Cher explicitly state that everyone was thankful for her work, the film also reveals, to the same extent as the novel, the extent of Emma’s self-absorption.