Date of Award
6-2014
Document Type
Union College Only
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
English
First Advisor
Bunkong Tuon
Second Advisor
Jenelle Troxell
Language
English
Keywords
courtship, romance, dating, social media, popular culture
Abstract
Inspired by Amy Heckerling’s 1995 film, Clueless, which translates Jane Austen’s Emma into a contemporary teen comedy, my modern adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, entitled Nora and Cece, seeks to address the issues Austen tackles in her novel regarding courtship and romance in a modern American setting. In my screenplay, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood become Nora and Cece Carpenter, teenage girls living in a small Bostonian suburb. The sisters navigate the world of high school dating, complicated by their gossipy circle of friends and the ever-growing presence of social media in their daily lives. Drawing on both personal experience and popular culture, I examine current standards and practices in romantic etiquette, exploring these ideas through my characters and their interactions with one another.
Recommended Citation
Bertschmann, Samantha, "Nora and Cece: A Contemporary Adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility" (2014). Honors Theses. 481.
https://digitalworks.union.edu/theses/481