Satire And Jane Austen: A Winning Combination

Part I of Essay
While most literary works stem from an author’s desire to entertain his or her readers, other factors along with this also come into play even before the writer’s work is completed. In the case of Jane Austen, her main purpose besides writing to amuse critics and scholars ....

Part II of Essay
.... characters within the novel, but to also understand Austen’s frustration with people similar to them who allow their ranks in the community to effect the way in which they treat others. A prime example of this would be her characterization of the Bingley sisters because while wasting little time going into detail about them, she made it clear to the reader that the two young ladies definitely suffer from a superiority complex as well as gifts for making discourteous remarks about people ( Elizabeth Bennett in particular) behind their backs. ....