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Dear Miss Heckling,
Recently I viewed three extracts from the movie Clueless at its premiere, which I understand you directed. Almost instantly I was made aware of the resemblance between your film and my novel Emma, and by the end of the preview, I was certain that my narrative was the basis of your film.
Your efforts I must commend, while the context was different, and your film did not truly embrace the entirety of my complex narrative, many of the values represented in my text were mirrored in yours.
Your affirmation of family values in the second extract is one such example; Cher's father is portrayed as protective of his daughter "I have a .45 and a shovel, I doubt anyone would miss you." In this, you have subverted my character of Mr. Woodhouse, who is cared for by Emma and in no way as active as Cher's father, but this scene also parallels the idea of family importance shown in my novel through the title characters' staunch decision to remain with her father.
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