Essay on Irony, Values and Realism in Pride and Prejudice

Irony, determine and Realism in Pride and diagonalThe focus of Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice is the prejudice of Elizabeth Bennet against the appargonnt arrogance of her future suitor, Fitz go forthiam Darcy, and the blow to his felicitate in falling in have intercourse with her. The key elements of the story are the irony, values and realism of the characters as they develop. Jane Austens irony is devastating in its exposure of foolishness and hypocrisy. Self-delusion or the attempt to fool other passel are usually the object of her wit. There are various forms of twee irony in Pride and Prejudice, sometimes the characters are unconsciously ironic, as when Mrs. Bennet seriously asserts that she would never accept any entailed property, though Mr. collins is willing to. Often Mr. Bennet and Elizabeth serve to directly express the fountains ironic opinion. When Mary Bennet is the only daughter at home and does not brook to be compared with her prettier sisters, the author n otes that it was suspected by her father that she submitted to the change without much reluctance. (Austen 189) Mr. Bennet turns his wit on himself during the crisis with Whickham and Lydia permit me once in my life feel how much I have been to blame. I am not afraid of being overpowered by the impression. It will pass away soon enough. (Austen 230) Elizabeths irony is lighthearted when Jane asks when she began to love Mr. Darcy It has been coming on so gradually that I hardly turn in when it began. But I believe I must date it from my initiative seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberly (Austen 163). She can be bitter cutting however in her remark on Darcys social function in separating Bingley and Jane Mr. Darcy is uncommonly kind to Mr. Bingley, and takes a prodigio... ...kling Irony and Fiction in Pride and Prejudice, in The Fields of Light An Experiment in Critical Reading. peeled York Oxford University Press, 1951 164-81. Brownstein, Rachel, M. Getting Married Jane A usten. Becoming a Heroine Reading About Women in Novels. 2nd ed. saucily York Penguin Books, 1984. 81-134. Fein, Ellen and Schneider, Sherrie. The Rules Time-tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right. New York Warner Books, 1995. Menand, Louis. What Jane Austen Doesnt Tell Us. New York Review of Books 43.2 1 Feb. 1996 13-15. Moler, Kenneth. Pride and Prejudice A Study in Artistic Economy. Boston, MA Twayne Publishers, 1989. Newman, Karen. Can This Marriage be Saved Jane Austen Makes sense datum of an Ending. ELH 50.4 (1983) 693-710. Ryle, Gilbert. Jane Austen and the Moralists, Oxford Review, No. 1, Feb., 1966, pp. 5-18.