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 …

…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.