help .html() to show results from ajax call

help .html() to show results from ajax call

In the code below I am trying to show the echo statement from a php file. The ajax call works when I use the alert(), but I am trying to put it in a div tag but not working. Help??
  1. $(document).ready(function(){
             //$('#email_error').hide();
            $('#form').submit(function(){
                   
                    var email =$('input#email').val();
                    var new_password =$('input#new_password').val();
                    alert(new_password +'and'+ email);
                       
                    $.ajax({
                    type: "POST",
                    url: "update.php",
                    //cache: false,
                    data: "email="+ email +"&new_password="+ new_password,
                    success: function(message){
                  alert(message);
                     $('#email_error').html(message);
                  }
                 
                });   
               
            });
          
    });