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This 3 page paper examines and examples the use of comedy as social commentary in Jane Austen's work, Pride and Prejudice. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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an issue of social conscience, or a political issue that was being kept from the general public. Whatever the catalyst, Jane Austens reason for writing the novel, Pride and Prejudice,
may well have been to rail against the injustices that women were having to endure during her time. Her vehicle of choice was biting satire and carefully constructed comedy. "For
what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn?"(Austen, Ch. 57). This statement by Mr. Bennet seems to be shared by
Jane Austen in many respects. Her use of comedy belies at times the serious issue which she addresses, which is that of the oppression of women. This line subtlety reemphasizes
one of her major themes, which is that of prejudice. Everyone is too busy making fun of the other guy that they fail to see their own shortcomings and failures.
The fact that women were expected to be seen and not heard was scathing to Austen. there are several different types of marriages depicted in the novel. For
instance, there is the relationship between Mr. Collins and Charlotte. On several occasions Elizabeth mentions that Mr. Collins embarrasses Charlotte, but Charlotte does not say anything to address the matter.
Then, there is the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. They are bent on being the perfect family in that the father deals with the money issues and the mother
deals with marrying the daughters off to wealthy husbands. There is little affection shown between the couple and one gets the distinct impression that theres was a marriage of convenience
as well. It is all they know and the issue of generation gap comes into play. Most of the sisters seem to want to marry for love, which seems to
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