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The Subtle Humor of "Pride and Prejudice", by Jane Austen
Title: The Subtle Humor of "Pride and Prejudice", by Jane Austen
Category: Literature / European Literature
Details: Words: 1138 | Pages: 4.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Subtle Humor of "Pride and Prejudice", by Jane Austen
Of all the novels that Jane Austen has written, critics consider Pride and Prejudice to be
the most comical. Humor can be found everywhere in the book; in it's character descriptions,
imagery, but mostly in it's conversations between characters. Her novels were not only her way
of entertaining people but it was also a way to express her opinions and views on what
surrounded her and affected her. Her novels were like editorials. Austen uses …showed first 75 words of 1138 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1138 total…satirizing were real for her in her time as well.
However, the ultimate irony falls on us, Austen's readers, who laugh at Austen's characters. We
are the characters in the novel to Jane Austen. We recognize ourselves in the characters that
Austen enjoys criticizing. It's that recognization of ourselves that we laugh at and what we find
amusing is the fact that Austen makes us view ourselves this way. We laugh at our own faults.
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